An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

Asteroid 2025 CQ, about the size of a 15-story building, is expected to pass near Earth on February 5, 2025. Measuring 150 ...

NASA issues alert for two asteroids passing Earth soon, highlighting the importance of asteroid tracking and planetary ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the ...

NASA is keeping a close watch on three asteroids making near-Earth approaches today. One of them, named 2025 CF, will pass within just 77,200 miles of our planet-roughly one-third ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...