Astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid first spotted this intriguing event using a powerful telescope in ...

The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.

The Earth’s natural resources are enormous but not infinite. A lack of some rare minerals can hinder technological ...

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

The asteroid, named 2024 VK3, will pass Earth at a distance of about 273,000 miles, just further than the moon's 238,900-mile ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site ...

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

A school-bus-sized asteroid will pass by Earth this Wednesday, November 13, 2024, coming closer than the moon.

Tonight kicks off weekend of great sky gazing with a lasting full supermoon and a spectacular view of the Leonids meteor shower. Here's when to watch.

Trump didn't scrap SLS, but he did change Obama's goal of launching astronauts to an asteroid, shifting priorities to moon ...