The comet broke into 21 fragments ... We've seen many things hit Jupiter since then. It’s not what hits Jupiter that matters to Professor Horanyi, it's what’s left behind.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

Previous research claimed that the rock was a “long-period” comet from the Oort Cloud—an icy sphere of debris around the outer solar system—and that Jupiter caused it to hit Earth.

The comet between Jupiter and the star Hamal in Aries, as seen on April 7. If you're in a dark location—perhaps camping—for the total solar eclipse, have a look west immediately after dark and ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

There is consensus among scientists that the mass extinction was caused by the impact of a large asteroid or comet that hit the Yucatan ... asteroid from beyond Jupiter. Scientists came to the ...

This week, NASA published images of a comet surging a close path to the sun ... explorers a recent image of a color-enhanced view of Jupiter from NASA’s Juno mission taken in December 2024 ...

A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.

In fact, Venus will hit its brightest peak of the year on Feb ... It can be seen all night. Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann will appear between Jupiter and Neptune in February. It also has a magnitude ...

This discovery is promising for scientists and NASA, which plans to land astronauts at the south pole on the near side of the Moon. This region, unaffected by the asteroid impact, holds older rocks in ...