Studying the 2022 collision's effects can help scientists protect the Earth from celestial objects that might head toward us ...

There's some welcome news for astronomers as a threatening asteroid is no longer expected to impact the moon. At one point, ...

NASA's DART mission didn’t just change the orbit of Dimorphos, the asteroid it hit. It changed the orbit of the larger ...

The mission without a doubt proves that we could deflect a hazardous asteroid away from Earth — so long as we discover it in the nick of time.

New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032.

There were more than 2,800 reports of sightings of the meteorite across parts of Europe Christopher Edwards is an Editorial Intern at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2026. His work has ...

New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.

A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different ...

Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) have changed the course of an asteroid in order to ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.

A fireball meteor exploded over Europe and scattered fragments across a German town, with one meteorite smashing through the roof of a house.

A German town has been peppered by meteorites after a stunning "fireball" exploded in the skies over central Europe. One extraterrestrial fragment landed in a bedroom after punching a soccer ball-size ...