A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...

Typically, asteroids - like the one depicted in this artist's concept - originate from the main asteroid belt between the ...

The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.

NASA has warned that a 220-ft asteroid is set to take a closer look towards our home planet today, here's all you need to ...

Roughly 201 million years ago, drastic changes extinguished many forms of life and led to conditions that allowed the ...

One Alabama woman was rudely awoken from a nap in 1954 when a meteorite came through her roof and hit her, leaving a big bruise.

Gabriel Basso, star of Netflix's The Night Agent, speaks exclusively with Metro.co.uk's Sabrina Barr about the pressures of ...

A big asteroid, the size of the Empire State Building, called 2024 WY70 is on a collision course with Earth this weekend.

Researchers have unveiled new findings that reshape our understanding of the Moon's formation and Earth's early hydration.