Historically planetary defense research has focused on deflecting asteroids by using momentum to nudge their cosmic course ...

This isn't "Project Hail Mary": An asteroid the size of a house will approach Earth on Thursday. It's one of five asteroids ...

Scientists detected all five nucleobases in asteroid Ryugu samples, suggesting the key building blocks of DNA and RNA are ...

Blue Origin and NASA are teaming up on a new mission to protect Earth from asteroids, building on NASA's DART success.

A California company is designing a spacecraft that’s set to launch in April 2028 with a mission to intercept an asteroid as ...

Maini, of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs, is primed and ready should a planetary strike occur – and just over 12 months ago, she thought it might ...

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...

Webb telescope data shows a once-risky asteroid will safely pass Earth and the Moon in 2032, removing all impact concerns.

A 53-foot asteroid will pass Earth on March 27, followed by two more flybys a day later. NASA confirms all are safe, but why ...

Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have uncovered a surprisingly complex chemical landscape at the tiniest ...

A fast-moving 2026 FF6 will pass close to Earth, but if it poses no danger, why are scientists still tracking it so closely?

A large asteroid flew past Earth Tuesday night, just days after it was discovered. The car-sized space rock, known as “2026 ...