The 73-feet-wide space rock is currently hurtling through space at a zippy 18,678 miles per hour, according to the space ...

Though the days are fast ticking by, that success is far from assured. DART is the first-ever test of what NASA calls a ...

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 1997 QK1 will make its closest approach to Earth on August 20, 2025. The space rock is ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...

An interstellar comet spotted by NASA is headed for our solar system, showing up near Earth later this year, but it's another ...

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 1997 QK1, a massive rock roughly 990 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on ...

NASA is monitoring a house-sized asteroid that will pass near Earth on August 16 at a speed of approximately 17,717 miles per ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 once posed a threat to Earth. Now, NASA says it could hit the Moon in 2032. Here's how scientists tracked its path — and what's next.

With more than 10,000 active satellites in low-Earth orbit and more than 25,000 pieces of space junk, researchers believe an asteroid strike to the Moon could spell trouble for satellite operators.

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise orbit, the calculation usually gives scientists a cloud of its possible ...

These strange objects could explain how water arrived on Earth, but may also be a previously unrecognised threat to our ...

After its initial discovery late last year, the asteroid appeared to have a small chance of impacting Earth, warranting international attention, and jumping to the highest asteroid threat ever ...