There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...

NASA has released an alarming forecast that a “City Killer” asteroid could collide with the Moon in 2032. The asteroid, ...

NASA's asteroid-deflection strategy, demonstrated by the DART mission, encountered a complication as large boulders were ejected into space post-impact.

When NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid moon Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn't just change the asteroid's ...

Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth in December 2032, ... This fluctuating movement pattern is due to Jupiter’s gravitational pull, ... “Since Jupiter’s orbit takes 12 years, ...

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special ...

Measuring about 33 feet (10 meters) in diameter, this small asteroid will make a temporary loop around Earth starting on September 29, staying in orbit until November 25, 2024.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big ...