While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet.

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...