Colorado stargazers could catch a glimpse of a celestial fireworks display just days into the New Year. The Quadrantids meteor shower will peak on Jan. 3, Colorado astronomy guide Mark Laurin wrote in ...

The space rock, known as "2026 AJ" and 40 feet in diameter, is hurtling toward our planet at around 20,500 miles per hour.

Supermoons happen a few times a year and come in groups, taking advantage of the sweet spot in the moon’s elliptical orbit.

WASHINGTON — The Orionid meteor shower will put on a cosmic show in the night sky this week, giving stargazers a chance to see up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids will peak on Tuesday, Oct. 21, ...

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

Avid sky-gazers spend all year anticipating the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Now, it's finally here. This weekend, dozens of meteors, including some especially brilliant ones called ...

Asteroid impacts with global consequences are vastly rarer, especially compared to the frequency with which they appear in ...

January’s full wolf supermoon and the Quadrantid meteor shower will start off the new year! Viewing may be challenging along ...