NASA successfully crashed the DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos in a one-way mission to redirect its orbit as part of a planetary defense test on Monday night. The DART was used as a ...

In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid.

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

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

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

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

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

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.

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

Huge 'city-killer' asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032 and spark 'massive consequences' NASA has said the 10-storey YR4 asteroid could hit the Moon in 2032, sparking global communication chaos.

NASA's DART spacecraft attempted to deflect an asteroid about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. New work tracking the debris has found a few fairly large surprises.