When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on the asteroid Bennu, scientists expected a gentle landing. Instead, the ...

Currently, experts estimate that asteroid mining remains at least two to three decades away from commercial viability. Yet ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

In this evening's southeastern sky, you'll see a bright waxing gibbous moon to the upper right of Saturn. Both of them are at ...

Millions of asteroids are currently zipping through our solar system. These rocky remnants of the early solar system receive extra attention when their itinerary brings them too close to Earth—which, ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction. New research suggests dinosaur populations were still ...

A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance to the moon. The asteroid, called 2025 TP5, sailed by our planet at 4:09 p.m ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A dazzling fireball lit up the night sky over Middle Tennessee early Tuesday morning. Around 2:11 a.m., many viewers captured what appeared to be a bright meteor streaking ...

“We don’t yet know the full scope of AI’s impact, but—unlike the ill-fated dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period—we still have time to adapt.” “Extinction was simply proof of failure to adapt.” ~ Michael ...

The asteroid Psyche may have once had vents that spewed molten metal — but only if it is chemically similar to rare, metal-rich meteorites, a new study suggests. The study, which was published online ...

China has imposed its most stringent rare earth export controls yet just days before a scheduled meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping at the end of October 2025, controlling over 90% of ...