A 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite crashes through the roof of a house in Georgia, revealing clues about the origin of the Solar System.

NASA’s DART mission proved that a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid system in space, offering a real test of planetary defense ...

The findings confirm a theory first proposed 16 years ago by University of California, Berkeley theoretical astrophysicist Dan Kasen. Kasen and his colleagues hypothesized that at least some ...

A German town has been peppered by meteorites after a stunning "fireball" exploded in the skies over central Europe. One extraterrestrial fragment landed in a bedroom after punching a soccer ...

On Sunday, March 8, 2026, the sky of central Europe was lit up by a fireball streaking across the sky. It was seen in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany, mostly breaking apart ...

A large, bright meteor fell over Europe on Sunday, with some observers saying they could hear the rock’s explosive descent ...

NEW YORK — It's time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year. The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December, according to the American Meteor Society. The meteors ...

Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it—a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks.

Stephen Jeans is a lecturer in earth and space science at Mount Royal University and Ambrose University. He holds a PhD in Earth and Space Science Education. After reviewing footage of the fireball ...

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.

A meteorite that plummeted into the roof and living room of a house in McDonough, Georgia, has now been found to be 20 ...

The night lit up with blue and green flames on Feb. 10, 2026, as a fireball meteor streaked across the skies in Ohio. Jeremy Brady — who tagged himself in London, Ohio, between Columbus and Dayton — ...