Scientists estimate there are thousands of asteroids large enough to destroy a city near Earth. NASA is sending a telescope ...
The Vera Rubin Observatory has been getting ready to start its revolutionary 10-year-long survey: the Legacy Survey of Space ...
Learn about the largest batch of asteroid discoveries from the last year, which scientists say “is just the tip of the ...
"Even with just early, engineering-quality data, Rubin discovered 11,000 asteroids and measured more precise orbits for tens ...
A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases—the molecular "letters" of life—have been detected in samples from the asteroid Ryugu.
Blue Origin and NASA are teaming up on a new mission to protect Earth from asteroids, building on NASA's DART success.
When NASA’s DART spacecraft deliberately collided with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos at nearly 14,000 miles per hour in September 2022, initial headlines celebrated humanity’s having redirected a ...
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reports three asteroids will safely pass Earth on April 7, 2026. Asteroids such as 2011 FT9, ...
Rock-a-bye, baby. With scientists warning that Earth could be susceptible to thousands of undetected asteroids, Jeff Bezos’ ...
Using preliminary data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, scientists have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids. The data ...
NASA has flagged two asteroids making close approaches to Earth today, raising curiosity among space watchers. While their ...