Each December, the Geminids meteor shower paints the sky with spectacular streaks of light. The source of this stunning display is 3200 Phaethon, an asteroid unlike any other. This space rock is ...

Dear EarthTalk: It seems to me the single biggest potential “environmental” problem we could face—even bigger than global warming or a nuclear war—is a comet or asteroid striking the Earth. Do we ...

A meteor from the Southern Taurid meteor shower streaks towards the aurora borealis in Central New York State on Sept. 29, 2025. An autumn meteor shower yearly responsible for “Halloween fireballs” ...

A bus-size asteroid is racing through space on a trajectory that will bring it close to Earth, and NASA is watching it with ...

The most impressive meteor shower of the year is happening overhead, right now! Of course, there is some debate. The Perseids are often considered the best meteor shower, and it has a lot going for it ...

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...

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

If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that ...

A view of the Geminid meteor shower and stargazing at the Tunnel View of Yosemite National Park in California on December 14, 2023. A view of the Geminid meteor shower and stargazing at the Tunnel ...