From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could ...

A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 TF, skimmed past Earth closer than many satellites and was photographed by the Catalina Sky ...

Companies are getting in on the ground floor of mining asteroids in space for precious minerals and important terrestrial ...

An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting the moon. To save it from collision, scientists are considering launching a nuclear ...

Students published their scientific findings about the physical properties of an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, which ...

The European space agency (ESA) signed a deal worth 129 million euros ($154 million) on Tuesday to make a spacecraft for a joint project with NASA looking at how to deflect an asteroid heading for ...

A paper from NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon should ...

An asteroid recently made the second closest pass to Earth ever observed on October 1st. And astronomers only found it after ...

A small asteroid narrowly missed Earth over Antarctica, passing within the altitude of the International Space Station.

The little space rock, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Tuesday (Sept. 30) at ...

Recapping some of the most talked-about news this week from the nation and around the world – in case you missed it.