Since 2014, a strange and violent phenomenon has been unsettling scientists and local herders across the remote Yamal and ...

Meteor Crater is one of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet. For years, visitors have wanted access to the bottom. Now for the first time ever, the narrow trail that leads to the bottom of ...

In this Skywatch 16, Jeremy Lewan takes a closer look at a meteor that recently exploded and produced a sonic boom over New ...

This year’s Asteroid Day has planned events worldwide and online. It acts as a reminder about advances in planetary defense.

This #InternationalAsteroidDay falls on the 110th anniversary of the Tunguska Impact, which occurred on this day (June 30) in ...

The SpaceX Starship, the most powerful and advanced super-capsule ever designed on this planet, could spark an explosion in ...

When the Strawberry Moon rises above South Carolina on Monday June 29 that is the celestial signal that summer has begun. The ...

An asteroid as large as five cruise ships is barreling towards Earth at 5.6 miles per second. Civilization thankfully isn’t ...

For decades, astronomers and policymakers have been working on plans to protect our planet from killer asteroids. But now there's a new realm to protect: the thousands of satellites we're putting in ...

This gas loss, called a galactic wind, is likely driven by intense star formation and supernova explosions. When galaxies collide, the encounter can trigger a frenzy of star formation. Huge clouds of ...

A rare daytime fireball broke the quiet afternoon over New England when a 5-foot-wide meteor violently recently exploded in the sky. The high-altitude blast generated a powerful sonic boom that shook ...