Astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid first spotted this intriguing event using a powerful telescope in ...

After learning about this most recent asteroid, the one that arrived on Sept. 29, I reached out to a friend who used to work ...

A mini moon that will bid farewell to Earth soon may in fact be a small hunk of the big moon — the one that has loomed far ...

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

The Earth’s natural resources are enormous but not infinite. A lack of some rare minerals can hinder technological ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site ...

Earth is a profoundly isolated rock. The European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid, recently captured ...