Only a few dozen of these short-lived binaries exist in the galaxy at a time, making the serendipitous find extremely ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

NASA has released new detailed images revealing a full-frame view of the peculiarly shaped asteroid Donaldjohanson.

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth ...

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth asteroids from the comfort of your home. June 30 is the 10th anniversary ...

International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence is the unique occasion of the close approach of 99942 Apophis in 2029 for a worldwide campaign to raise awareness regarding asteroids ...

The Hera Space Companion provides updates on the European Space Agency ’s Hera Project, part of a global effort to defend earth against an asteroid strike that could have catastrophic effects. The ...

New simulations reveal that the infamous "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with "bullet-like" debris if it hits the moon in seven years' time, potentially triggering an eye ...

If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according ...

ESA’s Hera mission is two-year flight to the Didymos binary asteroid system. See its trajectory here. Credit: ESA - European Space Agency ...

Asteroid speck at the Field Museum could hold the key to life Researchers believe this 4.6-billion-year-old piece of rock could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar system and ...