Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped ...

The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.

A school-bus-sized asteroid will pass by Earth this Wednesday, November 13, 2024, coming closer than the moon.

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...

The celestial object is more than just a guest staying over for a quick visit. It's here to stay, or at least until ...

A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before ...

The European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid, recently captured footage of our planet and the moon, set ...

It’s long been known that meteors are caused by meteorites striking Earth’s atmosphere ... 6% come from the moon, Mars or ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

The majority of these asteroids are located within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ... there are around 3,800 near ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...