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.

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids.

The meteor fragments returned by OSIRIS-REx shed light on the entwined history of water and the chemical ingredients of life in the solar system.

The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR24 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll need to prepare for the worst ...

YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused ...

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 ...

Scientists said they didn't find evidence of life on Bennu, but they did find evidence of the building blocks of life.

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

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 ...

While most asteroids are harmless and stay far from Earth, some pose a potential threat. If a large asteroid were to collide with our planet, it could cause massive destruction, similar to what ...