NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. NASA's Hubble ...

The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is expected to pass us at a distance of 95,200 miles, about twice as close as the orbit of the ...

The year 2025 promises to be packed with space exploration, including robotic expeditions to the moon, a new observatory and ...

While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

and planning for an eventual impact. Artwork of an asteroid and planet earth. NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office ...

Two asteroids, 2024 YF7 and 2024 YR9, are set to pass near Earth in early January. NASA confirms no immediate threat but ...

An asteroid the size of around nine reindeer - coincidentally, how many reindeer Santa Claus supposedly uses - is set to pass ...

In 2025, space agencies are gearing up for some ambitious goals. Here’s a look at the most exciting missions planned for the coming year.

This research lays the groundwork for NASA’s upcoming Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, the first space telescope ...

A revolutionary equation enhances asteroid tracking, refines gravitational light bending, and boosts orbit predictions, ...

Yet, even for a relatively small asteroid the consequences of a potential impact would be devastating. NASA's research suggests that an asteroid of 70m in diameter is capable of flattening an area ...

When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft visited the giant asteroid Vesta, it discovered intriguing channels on the rocky surface, ...