The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled out any chance of it hitting Earth in 2068. It’s way too soon to fret over ...

Asteroid headed for Earth 'could hit Moon', astronomer says - The odds of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth have increased – ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved ...

Scientists used photos and data from Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to map the area and calculate the path of debris.

Space law academic states recent misidentification of asteroid—it was a Tesla Roadster heading to Mars!—reminds Earth ...

The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) of Earth, about twice the distance of the moon. It was discovered two days later.

It remains the biggest cosmic haul from beyond the moon. The two previous asteroid sample missions, by Japan, yielded considerably less material. Small amounts of Bennu’s precious black grains ...

The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 500,000 miles (800,000km) of Earth, about twice the distance to the moon. It was discovered two days later. Mr Chodas said ...

Mr Chodas mentioned researchers are examining sky surveys from 2016, which suggest the asteroid may have come close to Earth then as well. Scientists are scouring historical images for signs of a ...