NASA’s asteroid trackers have just watched a school‑bus‑sized space rock make a safe, distant pass by our planet, part of a ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

Space is bustling with rocks and dust, and occasionally, larger asteroids capture public attention. One such asteroid, 2023 ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon ...

Learn how the world’s “largest digital camera” has detected approximately 2,000 new asteroids, a collection that includes ...

An asteroid's chances of hitting the Earth in 2032 have risen again to over 3%. Experts say not to worry for now, as chances the asteroid will miss the Earth stand at nearly 97%. Astronomers now say a ...

The space rock, known as “2026 AJ” and 40 feet in diameter, is hurtling towards our planet at around 20,500 miles per hour.