Scientists have reevaluated the catastrophic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid that struck 66 million years ago, revising the ...

The idea of cosmic threats to Earth almost sounds like the stuff of fiction. But while alien invasions may be far fetched, ...

It was in 2018, when Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk took the audacious step of 'strapping' a car before launching it into ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

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.

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus. This was the first time any spacecraft had ever visited Uranus. Its twin ...

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

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

The second visit of asteroid Apophis in 2036, also on April 13, heralds the coming of the Messiah and the beginning of a new ...

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

The existence of Scotland's legendary Loch Ness Monster has been hotly-debated for nearly a century. Now a leading scientist ...