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

The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.

One of the most complex machines humankind has ever built tracked an almost invisible object many millions of kilometres away ...

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

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

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a speed of some 11,453 miles per hour, according to the space ...

On March 31, 2026, Earth will witness three near-Earth asteroid flybys. From a 36-foot bus-sized rock to a 72-foot ...

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 ...

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

Of the five asteroids, one will be closer to Earth than the moon, according to NASA.

And I had always heard that Jupiter protected us from asteroids, not that it launched them at the Earth.

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