An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

The Hoba meteorite weighs about 60 metric tons and has never been moved. It lies on a farm in Namibia, right where it fell ...

2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...

There will be plenty of chances to spot shooting stars throughout 2026, with meteor showers putting on a show nearly every ...

The identification of asteroid 2025 MN45 is a historic milestone in the modern era of space exploration, and it bears out ...

December is a busy month between the holiday season, the winter solstice and the occasional aurora borealis. It also hosts one of the best meteor showers of the year, with the Geminids. This often ...

The Perseids come around once a year and oftentimes is the biggest meteor shower of the year. At its peak early Saturday morning, the Perseids produce up to 100 meteors an hour shooting across the ...

The Geminids meteor shower is December’s biggest celestial event, delivering bright, reliable meteors that light up the sky like cosmic sparkles each year The shower peaks the night of Dec. 13 and 14, ...

The world’s largest digital camera has just delivered on its promise, catching a massive, fast spinning asteroid in the act ...