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A former NASA astronaut wants to protect Earth from killer asteroids and has developed a software tool to help defend from doom.

NASA's asteroid tracking database has confirmed that the largest asteroid of 2022 is currently making its approach to Earth.

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has photographed a fresh crater on Mars's surface that appears to be only a couple of years old.

NASA confirmed the existence of a fireball that entered Earth's atmosphere and caused a sonic boom as it traveled 55,000 mph.

NASA has confirmed the existence of a fireball that entered Earth's atmosphere at 55,000 mph and caused a sonic boom to be heard.

The US government has confirmed the suspicions of Harvard researchers that an interstellar object has crashed into Earth.

NASA is currently tracking an asteroid that is approximately the size of a bus as it makes a very close approach with Earth.

Researchers have discovered the largest crater on Earth that formed within the last 100,000 years, according to a new study.

Throughout its 4.5 billion years, Earth has been smacked by countless asteroids, but what are the biggest impact craters?

An expansion to the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) system allows it to scan the entire night sky every day.

The second-ever confirmed Earth Trojan asteroid, 2020 XL5, will stay at the L4 Lagrangian point for the next four thousand years.

Artificial intelligence has identified over 600 possible meteorite-rich zones in Antarctica, with over 300,000 meteorites to find.

A New York-based filmmaker has created a real-life doomsday scenario to prank select individuals for Netflix's 'Don't Look Up'.

A meteor has exploded in the atmosphere over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with an explosive force equivalent to thirty tons of TNT.

NASA has outlined how skywatchers will be able to see the Quadrantid meteor, which may be one of the best meteor showers of 2022.

Scientists from the University of New South Wales have learned how dicarbon makes some comets glow green, but not their tails.

Comet Leonard's tail is experiencing a disconnection event, captured in this amazing photo, thanks to space weather disrupting it.

Comet Leonard has been spotted by a Chinese satellite, capturing fantastic footage through an aurora and meteor shower near Earth.

Two spacecraft have observed Comet Leonard on its way to its closest pass by the Sun yet, showing its path and bright tail.

On the night of December 13, the Germinid meteor shower will be reaching its peak, showcasing around 100 meteors per hour.

The Geminid meteor shower is happening this week and is one of the best of 2021. Here's how you can see it from where you live.

Many people across several US states recently spotted a fireball entering Earth's atmosphere, with people catching it on film.

Multiple people reported seeing, and one has captured a video of a fireball streaking across the night sky over many US states.

A NASA expert has revealed the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors in a new video posted to its YouTube channel.

A man armed with a metal detector found a heavy rock back in 2015 and thought it was gold. It turned out to be much more valuable.

Four hundred people from thirteen states have reported seeing a fireball streak across the night sky, some getting it on film.

NASA has warned that an asteroid around the size of the Eiffel Tower is approaching Earth, and it's 'potentially hazardous'.

A new study has found that nuking an asteroid is 'very effective' at stopping its collision with Earth, preventing an apocalypse.

NASA reports that two asteroids traveling around 21,000 mph will be making a relatively close approach with Earth very soon.

Officials confirmed the existence of a bright blue object streaking across and lighting up the night sky over the United States.

The American Meteor Society has confirmed the existence of a fireball streaking across the night sky over the United States.

More than eighty people have reported seeing a blazing visitor from space streak across the night sky over the United States.

Reports indicate that asteroid 2021 SG is estimated to be around the size of a warehouse and passed Earth without anyone knowing.

The biggest space object to enter Earth's atmosphere since 1908 caused millions in damages and injured more than 1,200 people.

Researchers have combined observations made from dashcams and security cameras to track down a fallen meteorite. They found it.

A Brazilian amateur astronomer has captured a magical moment while viewing Jupiter as a space rock met its fiery demise on video.

NASA recently updated the odds of a collision with Earth, one of the two most hazardous objects floating around our solar system.

A team of astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope to take the best images so far of the 'dog bone' shaped astroid.

A meteor soaring through the air has lit up the night sky over a city, and a webcam has caught the entire event on video.

An asteroid lining up with Earth could be completely catastrophic for life here, but will an asteroid such as this happen?

NASA has classed the 4,500-foot wide asteroid as 'potentially hazardous' as it will make a relatively close approach to Earth soon.

Researchers found samples of the meteorite that caused Earth's largest impact crater, paving the way for a deeper understanding.

Asteroid 2016 AJ193 has had its trajectory discovered, and it will pass within a 'potentially hazardous' distance to Earth.

Lucky onlookers were blessed to see a large meteor briefly turn the night sky into daytime as it entered Earth's atmosphere.

Astronomers have detected what is now considered the largest comet ever found, and it's 1,000 times larger than a typical comet.

Hundreds of people have witnessed a bright flash, a thunderous sonic boom, and then a fireball streak across the night sky.

A 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite that dates back to the birth of our solar system found to contain a lot of 'organic material'

Colonists that land on the surface of Mars will face many life-threatening issues, and one, in particular, is very concerning.

A man that was just driving his family in Jersey managed to capture an incredible video of a meteor streaking across the sky.

A meteor that recently flew through the night sky over Vermont shook the Earth as it exploded with a massive amount of force.