Daichi Fujii from the Hiratsuka City Museum in Japan captured a meteor impact the moon with multiple telescopes. Credit: ...

The light wasn't the first thing people noticed. It was the noise. Earlier this year, people in parts of Indiana and ...

A study found that these cosmic bodies appear to hold up remarkably well to sudden energy deposition and shock conditions.

AT least eight people have been killed in a horror fireworks blast just days before Chinese New Year. A huge explosion ripped ...

On February 15, 2013, a small asteroid exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on ...

On the night of February 6, 2026, residents of Illinois were treated to a breathtaking spectacle as a massive meteor exploded in the sky. This extraordinary event was captured on video by Marco, a ...

Scientists suggest using nuclear warheads to deflect incoming asteroids, following new research showing asteroids' surprising resilience to high-stress levels.

A meteor — a particularly large and bright type known as a bolide meteor — detonated high above in the atmosphere Monday ...

Moscow — Russian investigators have prevented a giant meteorite fragment being smuggled to Britain disguised as a garden ornament, the Federal Customs Service reported Thursday. The huge specimen ...

A meteor, possibly two, exploded over the eastern Gulf Monday evening, with many sightings reported throughout the state of Florida. The event was captured by the GOES lightning mapper, which the ...

New tools unlock new discoveries in science. So when a new type of non-destructive technology becomes widely available, it's inevitable that planetary scientists will get their hands on it to test it ...