That asteroid explosion over Tunguska was 1,000 times stronger than the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.

An explosion powerful enough to destroy millions of trees should have left behind a giant crater. Instead, when scientists ...

This year’s Asteroid Day has planned events worldwide and online. It acts as a reminder about advances in planetary defense.

A meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts on May 30, and video and audio clips shared online captured the fireball and massive boom it caused. NASA confirmed through satellite images that the ...

A meteor that caused a loud boom when it exploded over Massachusetts Saturday afternoon split into fragments four times larger than most meteorites, according to NASA.

World Asteroid Day commemorates the 1908 Tunguska impact. It raises awareness of space threats, advocating for investment in ...

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Our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles that one day could threaten Earth—so what ...

(AP) - Reports of an explosion from people across New England on Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in ...

A meteor streaking across the skies over the northeastern United States exploded with energy equivalent to about 300 tons of ...

It sounded like an explosion. For some, it felt like one. Just after 2 p.m. on May 30, residents across Massachusetts—and well beyond—were jolted by a sudden, thunderous boom that rattled homes and ...