Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the ...

In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled out any chance of it hitting Earth in 2068. It’s way too soon to fret over ...

An asteroid, 2024 YR4, with a one percent chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, has captured scientists' attention due to its potential for city-level devastation. Observations and potential ...

New research indicates that these canyons, in an area called the Schrödinger impact basin on the side of the moon perpetually facing away from Earth, were dug out in a matter of less than 10 minutes ...

(AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions ... U.S. and British scientists used photos and data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to map the area ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.

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

Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, is far from a static rock drifting through space ... it is not one of the dwarf planet’s particularly large impact craters. Images taken by Dawn’s ...

Astronomy doesn’t stop. On Christmas Day 2024 researchers made a significant discovery with the identification of a 196-foot asteroid hurtling towards earth. The space rock is currently around ...

According to NASA’s analysis, the asteroid, called 2024 YR4, has a more than one percent chance of colliding with Earth on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2032 —meaning there is still about a 99% chance that it ...