Asteroids contain large concentrations of metals such as iron, nickel, and platinum, making them attractive targets for space ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

Far from being solid bullets of rock, many asteroids are fragile clusters of debris that spin so quickly they flirt with self ...

Almost 13,000 years ago, North America underwent drastic changes at a rapid rate. Mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, ...

China conducted a total of 93 space launches in 2025, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year.

The new year began with a bang as an object streaked across the heavens above Haywood — illuminating the sky with a ...

Did mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers and other Ice Age megafauna face a similar, impact-induced fate to the dinosaurs? That’s ...

Residents of Macoupin County said they heard two "explosions" during the weekend, likely the result of a fireball entering ...

January’s full moon, known as the “Wolf Moon,” will be visible through Saturday as the first full moon of 2026.

January’s full moon, the wolf supermoon, earned its name because wolves are more likely to be howling during wintertime, a ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak overnight between Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, offering a brief but intense burst of meteors.

The New Year’s first supermoon and Quadrantid meteor shower will go head-to-head in the night skies Friday. The American Meteor Society says the Quadrantid meteor shower will peak Friday night into ...