On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

The risk of impact is likely drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...

Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...

NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday that the chance of the asteroid impacting Earth is slightly more than 1%.

Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Named ...

This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature photographed for the first time, and more.

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

NASA has identified a newly discovered near-Earth asteroid which has sparked interest due to its potential for impact.

A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.