An asteroid that set off a global effort to determine if it would impact Earth in 2032 is no longer a threat to our planet, however, chances of a hit to the Moon are increasing.

Here's when to watch April's full pink moon rise this week and when to watch the shooting stars across the sky during the ...

Long before the asteroid hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs, many mammals had already started living on the ground, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope got a direct look at 2024 YR4, the asteroid once feared to strike Earth, and has determined ...

YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.

A huge asteroid that was feared to be on a collision course with Earth in 2032 could instead smash into the Moon, according ...

Here's how to see 4 astronomical shows this month, such as a pink full moon, the Lyrid meteor shower and the moon hanging out with Venus and Saturn.

Friederike Otto, 42, is a climate scientist at Imperial College London, where she is best known for pioneering the new field of attribution science, in which researchers calculate in real time how ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

With meteor showers and other celestial events lighting up the sky throughout April, astronomers predict an exciting month of ...

Two major meteor showers will appear across New Jersey skies in April and May — the Lyrids and the Eta Aquariids. According ...