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This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a ...

A green fireball brighter than the full moon surprised Australians with a massive bang Monday night, leaving questions about ...

A fireball soared over Mexico City in the early hours of April 16. It wasn't a meteorite, though — it was a bolide, a much ...

Scientists in China have reportedly tested a hydrogen-based bomb with devastating capabilities. According to a study ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is about to reach its peak activity for April. Here's when and how to see it, along with a cloud forecast.

Named after the nearby constellation Lyra, Lyrids are what we see when Thatcher’s space debris enters our atmosphere and disintegrates, creating fiery streaks in the sky. Meteor showers occur ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft had its second rendezvous with an asteroid over the weekend, this time with the uniquely named ...

No specialist equipment is needed to view the meteor shower, with telescopes and binoculars actually obscuring the long fiery trails left behind by the space rocks. Patchy cloud over the UK means ...

The next week will be a fun one for skywatchers, as the Lyrid meteor shower will be visible over the weekend and peak on Monday night. If you’re hoping to catch sight of this charming cosmic ...

About exactly four years from now, the asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth on April 13, 2029. This space rock, measuring ...