That sounds like a pretty good deal for NASA, but it still leaves the US space agency with a hefty bill. NASA has spent more ...

Researchers may have answered one of space science's long-running questions -- and it could change our understanding of how life began. Carbon-rich asteroids are abundant in space yet make up less ...

On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...

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Space scientists have worked out the shape of the asteroid set to smash into the Moon. Astronomers said the house-sized asteroid 2024 YR4 is shaped like a hockey puck and also deduced its origin. The ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known of the annual showers, peaks this year with only some small interference ...

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

An asteroid that was once feared to strike Earth in the coming years may now be on a collision course with the Moon, according to new NASA observations.

NASA’s Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won’t hit Earth in 2032 ...

NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit ...

The ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 will come perilously close to the Earth, and may even hit the moon in 2032, James Webb Telescope observations confirm. | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI ...