This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific showers of the year, producing rich, bright streaks. The Perseids are ...

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

Space is dirty. Filthy. It's littered with asteroids, and rocks, and dust. Some of that material falls to the Earth. When it enters the atmosphere, we call it a meteor. If it lands, it's a meteorite.

Scientists warn that a possible asteroid strike on the Moon in 2032 could send debris towards Earth and endanger satellites.

A new time lapse from the International Space Station captures a meteor streaking into the atmosphere and vaporizing above ...

A doorbell camera on a Canadian home captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple's walkway. When Laura Kelly and her partner returned home after an evening ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan Hills, ...

John Ventre holds up a slice of a partially translucent meteorite from his collection at the Cincinnati Observatory. Space is dirty. Filthy. It's littered with asteroids, and rocks, and dust. Some of ...