A newly discovered space rock will zoom safely by Earth later today (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...
Last year, astronomers warned that the asteroid could strike Earth, but that fear has been set aside. Now, it has a slight chance of hitting the Moon instead ...
Hera, a European spacecraft, is halfway to the Didymos asteroid system to study the impact of NASA’s DART mission.
The nearly 10-foot asteroid came closer to the Earth's surface than the orbit of the International Space Station.
On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test craft smashed into its target, the hazardous asteroid Dimorphos, ...
A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can ...
An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...
If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, should it be deflected or blown up? A paper from NASA scientists and ...
"This is four times more people than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Think about what a world event this is going to be.