Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids, large enough to cause damage, could be in space. Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth known as ...

Three city-killing asteroids that could strike Earth without warning in weeks are currently hiding behind our nearest neighbouring planet, boffins fear. The impact from any of the space rocks would ...

NASA’s growing focus on asteroids stems from both scientific curiosity and the potential threat these objects pose to Earth.

NASA's Lucy mission is key to helping us understand the early history of our solar system as it studies asteroids like the Donaldjohanson. Named after the paleoanthropologist who co-discovered the ...