"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

NASA gave the all-clear Monday on an asteroid that previously had a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. The asteroid was first discovered in late 2024 and reported when it surpassed the 1% ...

Donaldjohanson is a carbonaceous asteroid approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) in diameter. First discovered on March 2, 1981 by the American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory, it ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has gotten media attention for its gradually growing chances of hitting the planet in 2032. Rising from 1% to 3% in recent weeks. Luckily, and as expected by many experts ...

A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest ...

In late December of 2024, um, *** NASA funded near Earth asteroid survey, the one that, you know, I operate called Atlas, uh, discovered an asteroid that as it came by the Earth, uh, this time ...