Most meteor showers originate from the debris of comets, but a few — including the Geminids — result from the debris of ...

The cosmic display – famed for its strong, bright and consistent fireballs – is reaching its peak activity for the year ...

The rocky bodies, which look like asteroids but act like comets, could comprise up to 60% of near-Earth objects.

NASA has announced the discovery of seven astronomical objects that come in two flavors; they look like asteroids but ...

Large asteroids are considered a potential threat to the Earth. That's why scientists closely monitor them and record every ...

A massive aeroplane-sized asteroid is moving towards Earth at a fiery speed on December 13th. Is it a matter of threat for ...

One of the most dramatic astronomical events of the year is scheduled to peak this weekend. The Geminid meteor shower is ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will perform a close flyby of Earth on December 12, utilizing a gravity assist to adjust its ...

The asteroid belt is messy and sometimes a threat to our solar system’s planets, so on this episode of Dead Planets Society it’s time to tidy it up into a single asteroid world ...

NASA researchers have discovered seven new dark comets, asteroids that act like comets, and they say there could be even more ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a method to detect small asteroids in the main asteroid belt, significantly improving our ability to spot objects as little as 10 meters across. This new technique, ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend and could bring as many as 120 meteors per hour to the night sky. Will you be ...