NASA only labels space rocks as hazardous if they are closer than 7.4 million kilometres and wider than 85 metres.

The bigger of the two asteroids is travelling at a speed of 6.4 km per second while the smaller one is racing at 7.2 km per second. Despite their velocity, NASA confirms they will safely pass by, ...

Looking up at the night sky often brings peace. Occasionally, space visitors capture public attention. One such visitor is ...

Scientists have proposed a six-word message to send to the interstellar object shooting through space before it reaches a ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia have named a meteorite that crashed into a metro Atlanta residence earlier this summer, and they estimate that it formed over 4.56 billion years ago.

On a clear June day in Georgia, a blazing fireball suddenly fell out of the sky over the Atlanta metro area. The source of ...

A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.

Together, DART and Hera lay the foundations for future planetary protection missions. Focusing on asteroids that could pose harm to our planet, these missions require planning and execution at short ...

Scientists at the University of Georgia (UGA) have determined the meteor has been travelling through space for an ...

Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon. This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at the time of peak early Wednesday morning, so some experts recommend waiting a week or so ...

Scientists who analysed fragments that crashed into a roof in Georgia, US, say it likely formed 4.56 billion years ago.

University of Georgia geology professor Scott Harris determined that a meteorite fragment that crashed through the roof of a ...