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July 22, 2022

Perseid meteor shower begins: When, where to see it

The Perseid meteor shower has returned this summer, peaking in mid-August. FOX Weather notes that a full moon could impact the shower for viewers this year.

June 9, 2022

NASA: Webb space telescope hit by micrometeoroid

NASA said the James Webb Space Telescope was operating at a level that "exceeds all mission requirements" after a micrometeoroid hit a primary mirror segment.

May 26, 2022

Memorial Day could see possible tau Herculid meteor shower

The potential tau Herculid meteor shower could provide a stunning show for skywatchers on Memorial Day evening, according to NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.

April 7, 2022

Scientists claim to find dinosaur remains from day of asteroid strike: report

Scientists claim to have found the remains of a dinosaur that was killed on the day a massive asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. 

March 17, 2022

Comet Swift-Tuttle: What to know

Comet Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to orbit the sun once. 

March 2, 2022

Space junk will crash into moon at 5,800-mph

The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers.

January 18, 2022

Large 'potentially hazardous' asteroid passing by Earth on Tuesday

Astronomers are tracking a large asteroid that is set to make a relatively close pass by the Earth on Tuesday. The asteroid, called 7482 (1994 PC1), is expected to fly by our planet around 4:51 p.m. ET.

December 14, 2021

Geminid meteor shower: What to know

Sky-gazers around most of the world will be able to glimpse the Geminid meteor shower this week.

November 20, 2021

NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid to test planetary defense: What to know

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the world's first planetary defense test mission, is scheduled to launch early Wednesday morning. 

October 16, 2021

NASA's Lucy launches to Trojan Asteroids

NASA's Lucy mission launched early Saturday from the agency's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla.