Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Some Arizonans were concerned on Monday night over what they saw in the night sky but it was an event that has happened a few ...

An incredible simulation has shown exactly what would happen if a 'city killer' asteroid was to hit Earth. That's right, a ...

Expert who has written a book on how to defend Earth against asteroids suggested the possible way to protect ourselves is to ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

A mysterious object that looked vaguely like a comet or a meteor was seen soaring over night skies in the southwestern U.S., according to the American Meteor Society and several news reports.

NASA STEREO-A satellite's SECCHI/HI-2 camera captured this imagery of Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Credit: Space.com | footage ...