Earth could be staring at a catastrophe waiting to happen because 39 asteroids roaming near us can possibly hit us at any ...

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, NASA has confirmed that samples returned from asteroid Bennu contain all five ...

Astronomers were slow at spotting a small giraffe-sized asteroid that zoomed past our planet on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, ...

The number 40,000 might not sound particularly dramatic, but it represents humanity's growing catalog of near-Earth asteroids ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

That day is the center of “Impact: The End of the Age of the Dinosaurs,” a new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. “There’s no doubt — well, arguably at least — that ...

At 900 meters, the giant crater in southern China is three times larger than the previous Holocene recorder holder.

New observations show that asteroid 1998 KY26 is a mere 11 meters across and spinning twice as fast as previously thought.

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced the discovery of the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid, a lot more are still out there.

NASA's Perseverance rover discovers shiny metallic rock on Mars that could be a meteorite from an ancient asteroid, ...