This year's skywatching peaks with the Orionids meteor shower, showcasing bright meteors against the night’s brightest stars, ...

October 21-22 will see the peak of the annual Orionid meteor shower, which is a result of Halley's comet leaving dust and ...

Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids Research eases fears of civilisation-ending impacts Asteroid impact risk remains but reduced significantly ...

Credit: ESA-Science Office The Hera spacecraft is flying to the site of a pulverized asteroid. "Farewell, Earth!" the European Space Agency posted online. "Last week, after we successfully ...

OCTOBER has been quite the month for celestial events – and it’s not over yet. We only recently got to enjoy a ...

Material harvested from asteroids could be used to sustain astronauts during long-duration space missions. Researchers from Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration have ...

Geminids is one of the biggest meteor showers of the year and it'll take place after it gets cold outside. It's generated from the 3200 Phaethon asteroid, which is unique because its orbit brings ...