The space rock will make its closest approach—at a cosmically slight 183,000 miles from our planet—later today, according to the space agency.

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results ...

NASA only labels space rocks as hazardous if they are closer than 7.4 million kilometres and wider than 85 metres.

NASA is monitoring a house-sized asteroid that will pass near Earth on August 16 at a speed of approximately 17,717 miles per hour. The asteroid, designated 2025 PR1, measures about 55 feet across and ...

An interstellar comet spotted by NASA is headed for our solar system, showing up near Earth later this year, but it's another ...

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...

The Lucy spacecraft is already well on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. But that doesn't mean that it can't make some ...

NASA confirmed the asteroid’s course towards Earth. It measures about 87 feet wide and travels quickly. The asteroid will ...

Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it might hit the moon.

Space is an active place. Asteroid 2025 OT7 will fly by Earth in August 2025. It is about 170 feet wide. It will travel at ...

In yet another reminder that space is always full of surprises, NASA has reported that a large asteroid—roughly the size of a ...

Fossils of mosasaurs and early mammals found in Louisiana reveal how life changed after the asteroid that ended the age of ...