Each orbit contains about a 0.000002 percent probability of the comet hitting Earth — six times greater than your odds of winning the Powerball, according to Medium. 4.

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system.

Comets that have hit Earth have been a mixed bag. Early in Earth's history, during the solar system's chaotic beginning, they were likely the source of our planet's water, ultimately making up ...

Each orbit contains about a 0.000002 percent probability of the comet hitting Earth – six times greater than your odds of winning the Powerball, according to Medium.

On the evening of December 22, 2032, a modest-sized asteroid called 2024 YR4 could potentially slam into the Moon, and the ...

A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, has been discovered in our solar system, marking the third such object to be observed. It ...

A 62-mile-wide mega comet is predicted to pass by, not hit, Earth in 2031. ... Comet will pass by Earth in 2031. The comet's gargantuan size is an estimate based on how much sunlight it reflects.

Some 66 million years ago, a catastrophic event occurred that wiped out three-quarters of all plant and animal species on Earth, most notably taking down the dinosaurs. An errant asteroid from the ...

Million of years in the past, a comet or an asteroid might have slammed into the Earth at an important time in its climatic history, scientists report in a new study. The extraterrestrial impact ...

So whilesome comets slip through the Jupiter-Saturn barrier, most don't, and those thatdo aren't likely to hit Earth. Some might hit Jupiter and Saturn themselvesthough.