In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.

Space rocks are constantly hurtling toward us, slamming into the atmosphere and often exploding into fireballs that both delight and alarm. Thankfully, the vast majority cause no damage because they ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If meteorites from Tuesday morning’s fireball reached the ground, scientists say they’re most likely to be found in a narrow band across mostly Medina County. A new analysis from ...

What Looked Like a Planet Was Actually a Massive Space Collision So, imagine astronomers are looking at something, thinking, ‘Wow, cool planet!’ Then, bam! Turns out it wasn’t a planet at all, but a ...

NASA has confirmed a fireball meteor exploded over Ohio on March 17, with meteorites possibly hitting Medina County. Check ...

NASA has confirmed that a fireball and booms seen in northeast Ohio on March 17 was an asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere.

A 7-ton meteor caused a loud boom and bright flash over Northeast Ohio on Tuesday morning. Residents reported feeling ...

NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will uncover how the Sun stripped Mars of its atmosphere. Mars is a very different world ...

A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin ...

A massive crater on asteroid Psyche may hold the key to whether it’s a lost planet’s core or something more complex. New simulations suggest NASA’s upcoming mission could finally solve the mystery.

In one of the biggest surprises of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged ...

In a happy twist of fate, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope witnessed a comet in the act of breaking apart. The chance of that happening while Hubble watched is extraordinarily minuscule. The findings are ...