On February 9, 1913, hundreds of fireball meteors rained down on North America for no apparent reason. This strange event is ...
A study found that these cosmic bodies appear to hold up remarkably well to sudden energy deposition and shock conditions, so we may be able to knock them off course and avoid disaster.
A niche corner of the commercial space sector is attracting attention from United States national security planners, not because of its economic promise, but because of the technical problems it is ...
New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened during its farewell tour of the solar system.
Lights streaked across the Big Country sky around 8:30 p.m. Sunday night, leaving many residents wondering what caused the spectacular show. Among those who witnessed it was KTXS meteorologist Caiden ...
In a new paper, an international team of researchers revisited the idea of blowing up an incoming asteroid with a nuclear ...
Tiny grains of dust from asteroid Bennu are reshaping how scientists think life’s ingredients formed in space.