On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will fly past Earth. Researchers at the University of Würzburg are now developing a ...

In 2022, NASA scientists successfully nudged an asteroid off its course, shortening its orbit by 32 minutes as part of the ...

While asteroids are more easily discovered with optical telescopes, radar images shine when it comes to details.

On May 9, 2025, a stadium-sized asteroid will make a close pass by Earth. This close flyby of asteroid 2002 JX8 has been ...

The Virtual Telescope Project plans to stream the event live on YouTube. An asteroid about the length of three football ...

NASA warns of a massive 330-foot asteroid, 2025 DT50, approaching close to Earth today, May 14. , Science News - Times Now ...

By analyzing how far material ejected from an impact crater flies, scientists can locate buried glaciers and other interesting subsurface features.

Several space missions have flown by asteroids before and gotten a peek at their compositions, but bringing a sample back to Earth is even more helpful for scientists. The most informative analyses ...

Visitors to London's Natural History Museum will be able to touch a piece of the moon and the planet Mars at a new exhibition ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within ...

An asteroid about the length of three football fields is due to pass closely – but safely – by Earth in a matter of hours. Talk of asteroids coming too close for comfort to Earth may remind ...

A stadium-sized asteroid will pass by Earth on Friday, May 9. And if you're interested, you could see it happen in real time, thanks to a livestream from The Virtual Telescope Project. Known as ...