Meenakshi Wadhwa was recruited from Arizona State University, where she’s been serving as director of the School of Earth and ...

The Perseid meteor shower is almost here, offering skywatchers a view of what is considered the best meteor shower of the ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

The Earth is currently edging into three active meteor debris fields: the Southern Delta Aquariids, the Alpha Capricornids and the Perseids.

Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

The best meteor shower of the year is already happening in Pennsylvania. While we haven't hit peak viewing yet, the Perseids ...

A massive landslide would have dammed the Colorado River, forming a deep lake that has since dried up. A meteorite impact ...

Christian Varady was watching the sky outside his Cantonment home when he saw a color-changing fireball fall into the ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just more than $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects Wednesday in New York. But a rare young dinosaur ...

Summer is one of the best times to see a meteor shower. Here's why.

The Perseid meteor shower, expected to peak Aug. 12-13, will light up the night sky with up to 100 meteors per hour, offering ...

Get your lawn chairs ready, stargazers and space lovers! The Perseid meteor shower begins this week.The cause of this shower is due to the earth passing through bits of debris from the comet, ...