Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

NASA has announced that an asteroid about 200 feet in diameter is now slightly more likely to crash into the moon.

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, ...

Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Produced, Edited, and Narrated by: David Ladd (AIMM) Animations by: Walt Feimer ...

Senators introduce a resolution to designate June 30 as National Asteroid Day, emphasizing planetary defense and public ...

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

Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an ...

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

An asteroid the size of a 10-storey building could now make impact with the moon, which could potentially fry global ...

The robotic spacecraft Psyche has regained propulsion after a snag cut its propellant system in April. Engineers had to ...

A COLOSSAL asteroid on a collision course with the Moon could damage thousands of satellites and send shrapnel blasting ...

A 60-meter asteroid, 2024 YR4, has a 4.3% chance of hitting the Moon on December 22, 2032. NASA warns the impact could eject ...