An asteroid is hurtling towards Earth. It's the size of the Eiffel Tower, shaped like a peanut and potentially ...

Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers a rare and ...

Safe close pass: Apophis will pass just 20,000 miles from Earth on April 13, 2029, with no risk of impact for at least a century. Rare viewing chance: The asteroid may be visible without telescopes in ...

A newly discovered asteroid is on course to pass closer to Earth than many orbiting satellites next Monday. Here's what to ...

The House Appropriations Committee marked up its commerce, justice and science spending bill May 13. Credit: House Appropriations Committee webcast WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee ...

ESA's planned Ramses mission would arrive at the asteroid Apophis two months before the asteroid's April 2029 close flyby of Earth. Credit: ESA WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency and Japan ...

A famously unlucky date is getting a cosmic twist. NASA says the asteroid Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, ...

University of Maryland students are racing to build a spacecraft to study an asteroid that will pass closer to Earth in 2029.

NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft Psyche is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15) to get a boost from the Red ...

The Psyche spacecraft is bound for a metal-rich asteroid that it will examine up close starting in 2029. But first, it needs ...

From volcanic landscapes and a sunset eclipse to six-minute totality, here are the pros and cons of the next two total solar ...