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

NASA confirms two airplane-sized asteroids will safely pass Earth on April 4, 2026. No collision risk exists. Comet MAPS will also approach the Sun, monitored by SOHO spacecraft.

Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands ...

Scientists at the Rubin Observatory have identified nearly 11,000 asteroids, including hundreds beyond Neptune and 33 ...

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

Two near-Earth asteroids, 2026 FD4 and 2026 FQ8, will safely fly past Earth on April 2, 2026. NASA and other space agencies ...

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 ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory isn’t even a year old, but it’s already giving astronomers (arguably pleasant) insomnia with ...

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

This video explains how scientists track asteroids, assess impact risk, and interpret predictions, offering a clear, evidence ...

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

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