World Asteroid Day is observed every year on June 30 to raise awareness about asteroids and the potential hazards they pose ...

Could New York face an asteroid threat in our lifetime? Scientists explain potential impact scenarios, emergency preparedness ...

The freshly minted telescope discovered 2,000 previously unknown asteroids in just 10 hours. Weirdly, NASA doesn’t seem to ...

When a space rock the size of a small building gets a little too close for comfort, scientists everywhere pay attention. In ...

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...

The next waypoint on Psyche's voyage will be a flyby of Mars in May 2026. Officials expect Psyche to keep that date, which is ...

NASA and ESA scientists are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which is now projected to have a small chance of impacting the Moon ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances ...

This explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth began ...