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.

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 ...

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

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

Ann Hodges never intended to be famous, but in 1954 she found herself thrust into the national spotlight when her afternoon ...

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

The bad news is that death by asteroid impact is more likely to happen to you than death by rabies. The worse news is that ...

In the new study, researchers set out to calculate just how likely it is that an asteroid could hit Earth during the average ...

Space is an active place. Asteroid 2025 OT7 will fly by Earth in August 2025. It is about 170 feet wide. It will travel at ...

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