Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but ...

Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but there are a few with very real chances of making contact. Watch the full ...

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Scientists plan to learn all they can.

Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics ...

The Taurid meteor shower is about to reach its peak tonight across the UK, with the coming days expected to produce some ...

Are the Northern Lights dangerous? Solar storms in May and October saw intense displays of aurora borealis across the U.S.

In 1963, the Arecibo Observatory became operational on the island of Puerto Rico. Measuring 305 meters (~1000 ft) in diameter ...

Writing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and amid another wave of hype about the potential of new technologies to solve humanity ...

A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before ...