A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to uncover ...

In April 2029, Apophis is predicted by NASA to come within 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) of the Earth's surface. Closer ...

Colorado was rated the second-best state for meteor and asteroid viewing, according to a new study. High elevation, dark skies and numerous observatories contributed to Colorado's high ranking. The ...

The most dangerous asteroids are the most difficult to detect.” Carnegie Science’s Scott S. Sheppard’s caution is no ...

The chances of an asteroid as large as the width of an NFL field striking Earth continue to tick up, according to NASA. The recently discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 2.6% probability of impact, ...

Tonight's the night. Those with telescopes and clear skies have the chance to watch a very speedy asteroid cross a large swath of the southern sky during evening hours across much of the western ...

New findings indicate dinosaurs were flourishing just before the asteroid strike. Fossils from New Mexico show diverse and ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is ...

The object is known as 2025 SC79, and it is 700 meters (2,297 feet) across. It goes around the Sun every 128 days, and it ...

Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually.

A new study of dinosaur biodiversity challenges the belief that the megafauna were on their way out 66 million years ago ...

With a little more than a month to go until the Perseid meteor shower streaks across the sky, Coloradans can rest assured they have a prime viewing spot. Colorado was rated as the second-best state ...