Infrared space telescope: NASA's NEO Surveyor, launching in 2027, will detect hard-to-spot asteroids from the Sun-Earth L1 point using advanced infrared sensors. Moon debris danger: A study warns that ...

A famously unlucky date is getting a cosmic twist.NASA says the asteroid Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, ...

People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, according to NASA.

"When it was discovered in 2004, it appeared Apophis might impact Earth in either 2029, 2036, or 2068," NASA said. "Since ...

This occurrence will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance ...

The Near-Earth Object Surveyor, or NEO Surveyor, is the U.S. space agency’s first infrared space telescope specifically ...

A bus-sized asteroid (2026 HJ1) will pass Earth on April 21, 2026. NASA says it is safe, with no impact risk. Know what it is, why it’s approaching Earth and how it is being tracked by NASA.

NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Credit: NASA ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids near Jupiter. It will be the second asteroid ...

CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — La nave espacial Lucy de la NASA pasará cerca de un pequeño asteroide este fin de semana mientras se dirige a un premio aún mayor: los enjambres de asteroides ...