Scientists Warn These Asteroids May Grow ‘More Dangerous’ As They Approach Earth ...

(NEXSTAR) — A day after a small asteroid impacted Earth on Tuesday, another, slightly larger asteroid is set to come into view — this one, however, is just passing by. Early Tuesday morning, NASA’s ...

After dropping off an asteroid sample to Earth, a NASA spacecraft is on a new adventure to intersect the asteroid Apophis, named after the Egyptian spirit of chaos, as it makes a close approach to ...

NASA wants to bump up the number of visitors to Apophis when the asteroid swings safely by Earth in 2029. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Rocks knocked off Dimorphos could come back to bite us in a few years—in the form of harmless meteors. Reading time 2 minutes In September 2022, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully ...

CHICAGO -- A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity's first test of planetary defense. The impact occurred at 7:15 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in ...

Editor’s Note: The livestream event meant to show Asteroid 2020 XR making its pass by Earth has been canceled due to weather. (NEXSTAR) — A day after a small asteroid impacted Earth on Tuesday, ...