The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk suffering the same fate - and should you be worried about the possibility? Leah Crane sets the matter straight ...

A NASA planetary defense officer warns thousands of near-Earth asteroids capable of destroying a city remain undetected.

An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

"A meteor the size of a softball can produce a flash as bright as the full moon and qualify as a fireball," Lunsford said in an emailed statement. "Therefore, this object was still relatively small, ...

NASA has raised red flags over growing asteroid threats that could potentially damage the Earth.To one’s surprise, astronomers are unaware of the location of thousands ...

On 14 February 2026, at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, Kelly Fast presented data on a persistent gap in planetary defense capabilities.

NASA's confirmation that thousands of city-killer asteroids are currently lurking in space. Our modern satellites and telescopes have no way to track and identify these asteroids. Last year’s ...

Best time to see them in 2026: The meteor shower will peak overnight around October 21 and 22. The best time to view the ...

With the Earth moving between the moon and the sun, its giant shadow changing the moon's reflected glow from ivory to a reddish color.

This one may be more fiction than science but you don't want to miss it when this '90s blockbuster hits Tubi in March.

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...