NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is set for a high-velocity encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Sunday, April 20, marking a critical waypoint in its 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey through the solar ...

I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet — or the next interstellar object ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids near Jupiter. It will be the second asteroid ...

NASA put the completed Janus spacecraft into long-term storage with the hopes of potentially flying them on a future mission. Credit: Lockheed Martin ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is hosting a workshop later ...

An asteroid measuring around 200 feet across is set to zoom past the Earth in a "very close" encounter this weekend, and the astronomical event can be watched live online. The space rock, known as ...