Blue Origin and NASA are teaming up on a new mission to protect Earth from asteroids, building on NASA's DART success.

Of the five asteroids, one will be closer to Earth than the moon, according to NASA.

On March 31, 2026, Earth will witness three near-Earth asteroid flybys. From a 36-foot bus-sized rock to a 72-foot ...

Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have uncovered a surprisingly complex chemical landscape at the tiniest ...

A fast-moving 2026 FF6 will pass close to Earth, but if it poses no danger, why are scientists still tracking it so closely?

The threat of even a medium-sized object hurtling through space and colliding with our planet is very real, with thousands of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week, five asteroids will fly past Earth, close enough to be categorized as Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs). However, ...

A rock and a hard place ...

NASA has flagged two asteroids making close approaches to Earth today, raising curiosity among space watchers. While their ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids near Jupiter. It will be the second asteroid ...

Polling has consistently found that most people would prefer NASA spend money on things like monitoring climate change and ...