The designation is already used in other parts of the world to raise awareness for space science and planetary defense.

JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters), roughly the ...

SpaceX rocket is set to blast off from Vandenberg, sending Starlink satellites into space. Depending on weather, people in ...

The near miss by the large Apophis asteroid in April 2029 offers NASA a golden—and exceedingly rare—opportunity to observe ...

A midday flash of light across the Southeast was likely a meteor, with debris potentially damaging a home in McDonough, ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...

The report comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s initial budget proposal for NASA, which calls for historically ...

As Asteroid Day marks its 10th anniversary, U.S. Senators Kelly and Cornyn introduce a resolution to establish National ...

The final snap was of Saturn itself, even capturing where the spacecraft would ultimately plunge to its final destination. Explaining that impressive final photo, NASA said: "This monochrome view is ...

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

Keeping Earth safe from asteroids isn’t just spotting them – it’s also helping people understand what a high-impact ...

While about 20,000 previously unknown asteroids are discovered every year by telescopes around the world and spacecraft in orbit, the first images by the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory revealed 2,000 ...