The sky of the planet Venus could soon be the scene of a meteor shower. This possibility stems from the study of two ...

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

The metaphor writes itself. A cosmic breakup ends with rocks being flung at the goddess of love. The former unity was between ...

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Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact ...

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Blasting meteorite samples with CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron, the team found that the material "became stronger". That ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

Armageddon might not have a reputation as a scientifically accurate film. But scientists now say the Hollywood blockbuster ...

If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that may be visible to the naked eye, a new study finds.

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.