With a low but notable chance of hitting our moon this asteroid is in the sights of scientists. A city-block-sized asteroid ...

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space ...

In 2010, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) made history when its Hayabusa probe became the first spacecraft to ...

On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test craft smashed into its target, the hazardous asteroid Dimorphos, ...

Since its discovery in 1999, the near-Earth asteroid Bennu has captivated scientists as a time capsule from the early solar ...

Asteroid 2025 SA3, a 54-foot space rock, will safely pass Earth on September 30, 2025, at a distance of 1.67 million miles. This close approach, while posing no threat, underscores the critical ...

Apophis will zoom safely past the Earth closer than the orbits of geosynchronous satellites on April 13, 2029. As well as the ...

The Tianwen 2 mission, which is China's first attempt to bring pristine asteroid samples back to Earth, was launched on May ...

Launch recap: Scroll down to read live updates from the NASA IMAP mission, which launched at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 24. from NASA's ...

Astronomers have used observatories around the world, including the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO ...

Space Beat host Rob Landers and space trends reporter Eric Lagatta discuss the plan and potential issues on this week's ...