After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There ...

But both percentages rise above the 2.7% chance of collision ... While it’s likely that the asteroid will harmlessly whiz by Earth, as Apophis is expected to do in 2029 (when multiple spacecraft ...

A colossal asteroid named 424482 (2008 DG5) will make a close approach to Earth on June 5, passing at a distance of ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently made a final observation of asteroid 2024 YR4 before it drifted out of range. This rare data update refined the asteroid’s projected path and revealed a ...

Either way, he believes asteroid mining will prove essential to stop metal mining's ongoing despoliation of the Earth. Lange, however, is sceptical of AstroForge's plans: yes, asteroid mining will ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million km) of Earth on June 5 and you can watch it happen live online.

Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...

NASA has raised the odds that a massive asteroid, about the size of a 10-storey building, could collide with Earth's Moon.

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

NASA officer Dr Kelly Fast is responsible for identifying and tracking asteroids, and figuring out if any of these rocky ...

The probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon has increased, according to astronomers making observations from the ...