NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen ...

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asteroid 2024 YR4 as captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope using both its NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI ...

This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower is active from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, 2026, and will peak Jan. 3-4, 2026, though viewing will be made difficult by the full moon peaking Jan. 3, 2026, according to NASA. The ...

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid that’s soaring towards Earth at nearly 8,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Estimated to measure ...

The path of the meteor that passed over New York City Tuesday morning has been updated by NASA. The space agency now says the meteor originated over New York City and moved west into New Jersey. It ...

A new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary ...

NASA's recent study, using lunar soil samples from Apollo missions, challenges popular theories about meteorites being the primary source of Earth's water.

NASA’s Perseverance rover may have stumbled on a visitor from outer space – a strange, shiny rock on Mars that scientists think could be a meteorite forged in the heart of an ancient asteroid.