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

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

A new study published on arXiv suggests a potentially catastrophic scenario for Earth’s satellites and space infrastructure in 2032. If the asteroid 2024 YR4, a city-killer asteroid, were to ...

Scientists have analyzed images of the twin asteroids Didymos and Dimorphous taken by NASA's DART mission before it impacted the smaller space rock, revealing their age and origins.

What I renamed “The Big Beastly Bill” passed the Senate on Friday. It signed into law dramatic cuts to our public health care ...

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.

Astronomers initially predicted the asteroid would hit Earth on Dec. 23, 2032, and it would have enough power decimate an entire city.

I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high.

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