Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

A big asteroid, the size of the Empire State Building, called 2024 WY70 is on a collision course with Earth this weekend.

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare ...

This asteroid, which measures between 65 to 147 feet in diameter, will zoom past our planet at a distance of 18 lakh kilometres. Moving at a brisk pace of 22,400 kilometres per hour, its closest ...

The asteroid, named 2022 CE2, is estimated by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be about 370 feet across, with JPL's ...

A “lost asteroid” that hasn’t been seen since it was first discovered in 2007 has some scientists worried about the potential of an Earth-bound collision this year, reports indicate.

Researchers have unveiled new findings that reshape our understanding of the Moon's formation and Earth's early hydration.

The space rock - named (887) Alinda - is so large it should be viewable with ordinary binoculars. With an estimated diameter of 4.2 km, the asteroid's January appearance sees it coming within a ...

Asteroids are rocky objects left over from the early days of our solar system, orbiting the Sun much like planets. While most ...

A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its ...