The asteroid is projected to come within 865,000 miles of Earth—nearly five times closer than the orbit of the moon.

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 ...

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

However, as per the study, published in the July edition of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, the researchers have said ...

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

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.

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 ...

On October 1st, a small asteroid named C15KM95 passed by Earth at an altitude of just 300 kilometers, skimming over Antarctica in a flyby far closer than most near-Earth objects ever get. The event ...

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

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 ...