A massive meteor crater in northern Arizona continues to attract visitors and spark curiosity about space and science, ...

The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going on sale and is set to become the most expensive space rock in the world. The 54lb ...

China's Tianwen-2 probe, which will soon unveil secrets of a near-Earth asteroid, has sent stunning pictures of the Earth and ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

"The United Nations declaration of June 30 as Asteroid Day is a very important milestone for us," Asteroid Day co-founder ...

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth ...

it definitely proves one thing: space is no longer just for astronauts in boring white suits ... Ok, technically it’s not an official second moon because unlike the actual moon, this asteroid actually ...

All of that was in the background as I was trying to make a decision. I knew that the engineering team leaned toward an overabundance of caution: They didn’t want the asteroid’s rugged surface to ...

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

YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...

Celestis says it's the 1st company to offer space burials. Some remains, from "Star Trek" actors to JFK, have flown to orbit ...

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