How "asteroid detectives" protect Earth from potential impacts 03:15 Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids , large enough to cause damage, could be in space .

Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids, large enough to cause damage, could be in space. Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth ...

In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid.

A recently discovered asteroid has entered the limelight, putting scientists around the world on alert. According to a study ...

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances of hitting the moon in December 2032 have increased to 4.3%.

The next waypoint on Psyche's voyage will be a flyby of Mars in May 2026. Officials expect Psyche to keep that date, which is critical for using Mars' gravity to slingshot the spacecraft deeper into ...

Opinion; From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025 . Published: ; Dec. 27, 2024, 8:31 a.m.

Experts know from past experiments that djerfisherite can be created when potassium-rich fluids and iron-nickel sulfides ...