The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

Explore Earth's cutting-edge defenses against asteroid impacts in this comprehensive overview. Learn how NASA and ESA are ...

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the ...

New observations show that asteroid 1998 KY26 is a mere 11 meters across and spinning twice as fast as previously thought.

Asteroid 2025 VP1 is hurtling through space at more than 18,300 miles per hour, the space agency has reported.

At 900 meters, the giant crater in southern China is three times larger than the previous Holocene recorder holder.

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

Earth has picked up a new traveling companion – an asteroid named 2025 PN7 that now moves through space in step with us. This ...

An asteroid could wipe out humanity, but it's unlikely. Near-misses are more common than impacts, though planetary defence is ...

This week, NASA’s has been busy tracking a trio of sizable asteroids hurtling past Earth’s orbit, one traveling as close as ...