The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.

One of the most complex machines humankind has ever built tracked an almost invisible object many millions of kilometres away, and then accurately predicted its position almost seven years into the ...

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a speed of some 11,453 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

A 53-foot asteroid will pass Earth on March 27, followed by two more flybys a day later. NASA confirms all are safe, but why ...

Webb telescope data shows a once-risky asteroid will safely pass Earth and the Moon in 2032, removing all impact concerns.

Scientists discover that an ancient asteroid struck the North Sea millions of years ago, generating a massive tsunami wave ...

The rock is hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood at a zippy 23,197 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

The Silverpit crater mystery in the North Sea appears to have been solved. Scientists say it was formed by an asteroid 43 ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

Historically planetary defense research has focused on deflecting asteroids by using momentum to nudge their cosmic course ...

The asteroid Ryugu is seen by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft from a distance of 6 kilometers. Credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo, ...