When we think of planet killer asteroids, survival odds might seem slim. But we aren't defenseless.

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Pieces of natural space debris — typically rocky shards of comets or asteroids — occasionally ...

The night sky across Houston briefly flashed Saturday night, followed by a sonic boom. It was caused by a meteor, which have become a surprisingly common occurrence recently — with one landing in Ohio ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many of you saw the bright light of a meteor over parts of the Houston area Saturday afternoon. Others heard a loud boom. Now, one ...

Good news, skywatchers in Florida: Your three-month wait since the peak of the last meteor shower is almost over. The Lyrids meteor shower, which first became visible April 14, is about to become its ...

I see a lot of “meteorite hits X” stories here at Bad Astronomy Central, and the vast majority turn out to be wrong. However, few ever turn out to be the real thing, it looks this time we have the ...

Photo screenshot: Reading Recap YOUTUBE/Audio from the meteor strike off the coast of Massachusetts as heard in Reading, MA. New Englanders got a jolt from the sky over the weekend. A meteor blazed ...

A crater at the edge of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was created by a massive asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago The Chicxulub impactor At the end of the Cretaceous Period 66 million ...

Good news, skywatchers in Arizona: Your three-month wait since the peak of the last meteor shower is almost over. The Lyrids meteor shower, which first became visible April 14, is about to become its ...

The Lyrids meteor shower will be active from April 14 to April 30, 2026. Peak activity for the Lyrids is expected between April 21 and April 22. Stargazers can expect to see 10-20 meteors per hour ...