"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our solar system." ...

Asteroids of this size regularly pass through the Earth's neighborhood, often unnoticed, unless they are actively tracked by NASA and other space agencies. The continuous monitoring of near-Earth ...

A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The ...

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

"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target.

Despite a brief panic, asteroid 2024 YR4 isn't likely to hit us anytime soon, but we can still study the asteroid up close to ...

Sue Nelson explores how asteroids can inform our understanding of the Earth's past – or threaten our future. Each year, according to Nasa, a chunk of rock the size of a car hurtles through space ...

News media outlets published headlines placing 2024 YR4 in a "city killer" category of asteroids — terminology not used by NASA or ESA officials to describe the object. Social media users also ...

KILLER ASTEROIDS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH EARTH. NASA JUST ANNOUNCED A DEAL WITH SPACEX TO LAUNCH THE NEAR-EARTH OBJECT, OR NEO SURVEY OR MISSION. YEAH, WELL, THE ODDS ARE SMALL OF IT EVER ...

Anne Verbiscer, a research professor in the University of Virginia’s astronomy department, will soon be working with NASA to take a closer look at Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. Verbiscer is one of eight ...

Nasa will continue to track asteroids that could fall into Earth's path - five of which will make close calls today and tomorrow. The 11ft 2025 DN6 asteroid, that Nasa describes as "car-sized", is ...