The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to protect Earth from the threat of an asteroid impact. By smashing a ...

NASA has issued an alert for asteroid 2024 YU1, a 110-ft space rock passing Earth on January 4 at 26,319 km/h.

Two asteroids, 2024 YF7 and 2024 YR9, are set to pass near Earth in early January. NASA confirms no immediate threat but ...

This asteroid belonged to the class of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), which are objects of scientific interest due to their near ...