Heads up, everybody. A couple of asteroids approximately the size of a school bus are set to make close approach with Earth ...

The second visit of asteroid Apophis in 2036, also on April 13, heralds the coming of the Messiah and the beginning of a new ...

A newly discovered asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and it's caught NASA's 'attention'. The asteroid called '2024 YR4' was discovered last month (27 December) by a telescope in ...

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.

Asteroids have significantly impacted Earth's history through numerous collisions, shaping the planet's geography and biological trajectory. Key events include the Tunguska Event, the Chelyabinsk ...

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

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, holds fascinating clues about the origins of organic molecules in ou.

Scientists detected all five nucleobases -- building blocks of DNA and RNA -- in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. Japanese collaborators detected all five ...

NASA has issued an asteroid alert as three near-Earth objects (NEOs), including one bus-sized and two airplane-sized asteroids, are set to fly past Earth on January 30, 2025. While none of these ...

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

The IAPD program focuses on inspiring students and amateur astronomers to find new asteroids through research from the data that many telescopes across the world are gathering. How did Daksh find ...

Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt Dec. 9, 2024 — Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt.