It ultimately was successful, with NASA correctly predicting that it is possible to redirect celestial objects. The asteroid ...

In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...

NASA has released new images of a 'city-destroying' asteroid hurtling through space. This asteroid has a more-than-one-percent chance of hitting Earth in December, 2032.

China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples.

Earth, seen by Tianwen-2. Credit: CNSA China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main asteroid belt.

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth asteroids from the comfort of your home.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues.

At the time of the announcement in January, the asteroid’s impact probability was reported to . The impact probability describes how likely a hazardous asteroid is to hit Earth.

A recent study, yet to be peer-reviewed, has revealed that asteroid YR4 smashing into our moon could have big implications here on Earth.

A new study predicts that the potential impact of asteroid 2024 YR4 with the moon in 2032 could shower Earth with meteors. (Image credit: Adastra via Getty Images) ...

Space & Spaceflight NASA Reveals First-Ever Full Image of Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Donaldjohanson NASA’s Lucy mission took the highest resolution image yet of this uniquely shaped asteroid.