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

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

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...

The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists ...

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

Asteroid 2025 FA22, measuring up to 951 feet across, will make a close approach to Earth early Thursday according to NASA ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once perceived as a threat, is no longer on a collision course with the planet Earth. However, there is a ...

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 ...

The DART mission achieved its goal of changing one asteroid’s orbit around another, but questions remain about why the orbit ...

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 ...

An enormous asteroid is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The ...

A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the ...