Some calculations say the explosion was 185 to 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb that razed Hiroshima. Despite ...

When astronomers detected the first known interstellar object, 'Oumuamua, in 2017, it sparked a host of new studies trying to ...

The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...

Asteroids are composed of metals and rock, whereas comets also contain ice and dust. The Kuiper belt is a collection of such bodies that orbits at the edge of the solar system. Double Asteroid ...

Since December, astronomers have been carefully studying whether an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long will impact the ...

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

An example is Halley’s Comet which orbits the Sun every 76 years and is the 'progenitor' of the Orionids. When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars ...