An asteroid hurtling through space could hit the moon in 2032 – and scientists are weighing how best to deal with it.

Astronomers have discovered that asteroid 1998 KY26, the target of Japan’s Hayabusa2 extended mission, is far smaller and faster-spinning than previously thought. Astronomers have conducted a new ...

Liquid water on asteroids reshapes how we understand the early solar system. A group of scientists, including researchers from the University of Tokyo, has found evidence that liquid water once moved ...

A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon ...

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A small asteroid will pass relatively close to Earth, highlighting the importance of global tracking and research. Scientists ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have serious consequences.

Fleet Space Technologies has marked its tenth anniversary with the opening of a new 5,300 square metre global headquarters and advanced manufacturing facility in Adelaide, as it prepares for upcoming ...

Learn more about the possible prevention strategies for the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which was previously thought to pose a threat ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can ...

These so-called Venus co-orbital asteroids are currently undetected because of their alignment in the sky but could one day drift into Earth’s path, at least according to simulations combining ...