Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

Though that number’s rising, experts say further research could bring it to zero Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent Last week, NASA reported that a newly identified asteroid has a more than 1 ...

Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles. It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The findings provide the ...

An image shows Io and the Juno spacecraft with a top down view of its south pole and the solar system's biggest record volcanic eruption ringed. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)/NASA/JPL ...

Estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, Asteroid 2024 YR4 grabbed the attention of astronomers when it rose on the NASA automated Sentry risk list on December 31, 2024. Listen to Story Nasa ...

A story you may have seen recently claims an asteroid spotted this month by an astronomer turned out to be a Tesla in space. Believe it or not, this one's true. In 2018, Elon Musk and SpaceX ...

A newly-discovered 100 metre wide asteroid heading towards Earth has triggered a planetary defence response group. Spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid - designated ...

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CNN reports how new research from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center published to “Nature” has revealed that samples from the near-Earth asteroid, Bennu, contains organic compounds and ...