"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...

A recently discovered asteroid has entered the limelight, putting scientists around the world on alert. According to a study ...

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

On May 28, China launched Tianwen-2, a robotic mission that aims to land on a tumbling near-Earth asteroid barely the size of a conference room, extract samples and send them back to Earth. Sign in by ...

Scientists found a rock in Africa that originally came from the Moon after being knocked off by an asteroid impact and ...

A dinosaur fossil has been found in an unlikely way in an unlikely place, a hole drilled under the parking lot of a Colorado ...

In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues.

After threatening our world with a three percent chance of impact, asteroid 2024 YR4 exited the scene with a four percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032.

In 2032, a potential meteor shower could occur if asteroid 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon, raising significant interest among scientists. Initially considered a threat to Earth, updated data reduced its ...

New simulations reveal that the infamous "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with "bullet-like" debris if it hits the moon in seven years' time, potentially triggering an eye ...