Across Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors.

Space is big. Disturbingly big. And most of the time, it goes about its business without us paying much attention. But every ...

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Networks of sky-monitoring cameras around the world spotted 282 meteors that may be the result of an as-yet-unknown parent asteroid.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was in fact nudged into a ...

A meteor cluster reveals an asteroid disintegrating near the Sun. These observations help uncover hidden asteroids and ...

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A bus-sized asteroid (2026 HJ1) will pass Earth on April 21, 2026. NASA says it is safe, with no impact risk. Know what it is ...

If an asteroid ever needs to be diverted from a collision course with Earth, a future planetary defense mission may resemble a test NASA pulled off four years ago. In 2022, NASA's DART mission proved ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming ...