Donaldjohanson, a main belt asteroid, could be a relic of a cosmic collision that took place 150 million years ago.

A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The NEO Surveyor, set to launch in 2027, is the first spacecraft specifically ...

The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.

It's a new type of three-body problem for astronomers, who used the Hubble Space Telescope to determine that twin asteroids ...

See its journey to the asteroid in this orbit animation. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio | edited by Space.com ‘We’re Just a Little Hurt’—Canadian, Minnesota Border Towns ...

Additional telescope observations enabled astronomers to better calculate its orbit. In January, the probability of this asteroid hitting Earth surpassed one percent, which triggered a series of ...

NASA has said Earth will likely be spared by a deadly Big Ben-sized asteroid and predicts it could ... capable of localised destruction." This diagram shows how YR4 will loop back around and ...

NASA gave the all-clear Monday on an asteroid that previously had a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. While its odds had briefly risen to a record high of 3.1%, they have now dropped to near ...

Don't worry, astronomers now say a recently discovered asteroid poses no threat of colliding with Earth in seven years, but the moon has a slightly higher risk. Updated orbit predictions show the ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.