Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned amazing images after a super-close asteroid flyby on July 5, but the encounter was a ...

Researchers identified the Chicxulub impactor as an exceptionally rare type of asteroid that wouldn't have triggered a mass ...

NASA’s asteroid-hunting Psyche spacecraft recently needed a little gravitational assist from Mars to keep speeding towards ...

In a study published in Nature Astronomy, a team of scientists reveals the true identity of a near-Earth object with an ...

The asteroid will be visible for several nights from different parts of the world. We’ll tell you when and where to look, and what equipment you’ll need to spot it.

An asteroid as large as five cruise ships is barreling towards Earth at 5.6 miles per second. Civilization thankfully isn’t in any imminent danger, but the cosmic debris will still come close enough ...

Typically, astronomers identify comets by their distinct atmospheres, or comae, and their tails, which are created as the sun ...

On May 15, NASA’s Psyche used Mars as a slingshot on its lengthy journey to the main asteroid belt — and captured remarkable ...

China is studying an on-orbit kinetic impact test mission for planetary defense that would target a small near-Earth asteroid ...

China plans to smash spacecraft onto asteroid in major test to protect Earth - Scientists say the test will help create the ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has snapped a new set of Mars photos. The probe used the planet’s gravity to pick up speed and tilt ...

A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million ...