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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has captured the first-ever view of asteroid Donaldjohanson. It was reported by NASA the spacecraft’s ...

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

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some problems for our planet.

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.

Luckily for Earth, the asteroid, named 2022 EB5, was around 6½-feet-long, a size "too small to pose a hazard to Earth," NASA said in a statement. "Scout" determined the asteroid would enter Earth ...