The Geminid meteor shower will hit its peak the night of Saturday, Dec. 13, and continue into the morning hours of Sunday, ...

The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to 150 meteors an hour under dark December ...

Meteor impacts are one of the few natural disasters that can arrive without warning, crossing the final kilometers of ...

On March 21, 2021, an object the size of the Empire State Building—traveling at 77,000 miles per hour—passed within 1.25 ...

Next weekend you can catch one of the best meteor showers of the year. It’s the annual Geminid meteor shower, and if the ...

Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

Clear skies are expected for the Geminid Meteor Shower, offering the perfect chance to see bright, colorful meteors streaking ...

What if an asteroid was headed straight for Earth? The scenario has been played out many times in films such as "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact," but NASA and FEMA want to make sure they're prepared for ...

The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is being auctioned off later this month and could fetch up to $4 million. One of only 400 of its kind ever found, the hunk of red-hued space rock was ...