Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results ...

The 55-feet-wide space rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 17,717 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

Watch Asteroid 2024 JN16 making a close approach to Earth. Credit: Space.com | animation/data: ESA | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

NASA only labels space rocks as hazardous if they are closer than 7.4 million kilometres and wider than 85 metres.

On its way to Didymos and Dimorphos, Hera has found time to test its cameras in preparation for the big moment.

An interstellar comet spotted by NASA is headed for our solar system, showing up near Earth later this year, but it's another ...

The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it might hit the moon.

The Lucy spacecraft is already well on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. But that doesn't mean that it can't make some ...

Most people are aware that an asteroid wiped out much of life on Earth around 65 million years ago, and this knowledge ...

This asteroid had another characteristic that attracted scientists: It is a carbon-rich world. Telescopic observations showed it might be made up of organic molecules.