NASA has confirmed that the 1,200-foot Apophis asteroid — one of the largest near-Earth objects ever tracked — will pass ...

An asteroid discovered just eight days ago will sweep past Earth tonight at a distance closer than one-quarter the gap ...

The probe will conduct a detailed scientific survey of the asteroid and send a sample back to Earth for further analysis.

Some astronomers have theorized that the space rock may be a chunk of material that broke off the moon. China’s Tianwen-2 mission aims to bring a sample of it to Earth.

The Hayabusa 2 space probe successfully flew by and observed asteroid Torifune about 100 million kilometers from Earth, the ...

Giant asteroid 1997 NC1, possibly up to a mile wide, will safely pass Earth this weekend, with live online streams on Friday, ...

An asteroid as large as five cruise ships is barreling towards Earth at 5.6 miles per second. Civilization thankfully isn’t ...

The last time an asteroid similar in size passed safely by Earth from an even closer distance was in 2022, when a space rock ...

A Chinese probe is set for a historic touchdown on asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, which may have been blasted away from Earth’s Moon ...

Long before oceans teemed with life, Earth endured relentless violence. Asteroids slammed into its surface again and again, ...

New research led by Curtin University and QUT (Queensland University of Technology) has revealed that repeated asteroid ...

Astronomers believe the object, dubbed 'Oumuamua, came from the general direction of the Lyra constellation ...