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

The consecutive failures may have decreased the likelihood SpaceX can meet NASA’s goal of landing on the moon in 2027, ...

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million near-Earth objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are constantly orbiting close to our planet. Every night, astronomers track NEOs and ...

A huge asteroid, 2025 JR, has caught the world’s notice because it is on a course for a close approach to Earth.

NASA tracks five near-Earth asteroids flying close to our planet this week. Despite their size, none pose a threat for at ...

China's first asteroid sample-return mission Tianwen-2 is scheduled for launch at the end of May, with the Tianwen-2 probe ...

Values less than -2 suggest no likely consequences, while values between -2 and 0 require careful monitoring, according to NASA ... place is asteroid 2008 JL3, an 50-metre-wide asteroid with an even ...

The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth ... hit the moon then. The asteroid swings our way every four years. NASA ...

A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The NEO Surveyor, set to launch in 2027, is the first spacecraft ...

NASA officials this week said recent calculations show a significantly smaller risk than previously believed that Earth could be annihilated in 2032 as a result of being hit by Asteroid 2024 YR4.

While the asteroid won’t hit the Earth, it does have a small chance of crashing into the moon on Dec. 22, 2032. According to NASA, the current probability of the asteroid colliding with the moon ...