“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

If you’re a space enthusiast, you may have seen headlines about “spooky flashes” hitting the moon at the end of October. And ...

Recent events, including the Chelyabinsk meteor and near misses like 2019 OK, highlight the ongoing threat posed by asteroid impacts, demonstrating the potential for significant regional damage even ...

NASA is closely tracking two asteroids, 2025 VW and 2025 VC2 that are around 1-2 million miles away from the planet.

• Comet – A mass of ice, rock and dust which often has a tail. The tail is made up of water vapor, dust and various gases which vaporize and grows as it gets closer to the sun. • Asteroid – A body ...

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites – ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth’s atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...

When many meteors appear to streak from the same point in the night sky, that point is known as the radiant. This year the ...

Two house-sized asteroids are making close approaches to Earth this week, drawing attention from NASA's planetary defense ...

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called fireballs—are caused by space rocks, or meteoroids, entering Earth's atmosphere at ...

Of all the asteroids that become meteoroids by striking Earth's surface, only 4% contain abundant carbon. But scientists know carbon-rich asteroids are commonplace in the cosmos—they just don't often ...