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, ...

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

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The ...

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

A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest ...

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

An ancient impact may have scattered material from deep inside the moon toward NASA's planned Artemis landing sites near the ...