As many as 100 "shooting stars" per hour can be visible, but a bright moon on the peak of the Perseids on Aug. 12 and 13 ...

There are plenty of meteor showers that can be enjoyed from Earth every year, perhaps the most spectacular of all is the ...

REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber Mary Magnuson, Collecting asteroid samples China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this ...

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

Montana's dark skies make it a prime spot for the 2025 Perseid Meteor Shower, where stargazers can catch dazzling meteor ...

Open space, dark skies and elevation add up to great views of the skies in Colorado. But can you spot asteroids, comets and ...

Look to the skies, Utahns. The Beehive State is a top state for stargazers to spot these few celestial phenomena. Here's what to know.

Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it ...

While thinking of space as one big rubbish tip isn’t nice, one perk of all this cosmic filth is meteor showers, which light ...