When a massive asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, it triggered a chain of disasters—firestorms, tsunamis, and ...

Sixty-six million years ago, a massive asteroid struck Earth and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, opening the way for mammals and eventually humans to dominate the planet. But what if that ...

Psyche’s twin cameras recorded long-exposure images of Earth and the Moon. From 180 million miles away, both appeared as faint dots.

People in Japan witnessed a rare sight on Tuesday night as the sky got lit up by a fireball.The astonishing sight was captured by live cameras installed at locations across parts of Kyushu ...

Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward.

The photographs were taken during scheduled checkouts of the spacecraft’s science instruments, crucial for calibrating its ...

Scientists say the risk of dying from a meteor strike is extremely low. According to Professor Carrie Nugent, the odds of ...

More than 50 years after the last manned moon mission, the Apollo program is still making groundbreaking discoveries.

Now that its ancient journey is over, the rock begins a new chapter on Earth. Officially named the McDonough Meteorite, it is ...

Two mission concepts are seeking funding to fly by and even collide with an asteroid that is making a very close flyby of ...

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS — which is zooming through our inner solar system — appears to be emitting its own light, ...