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

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to ...

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

Atari made it look so simple: press a few buttons to move, rotate, vanish through hyperspace, fire missiles, and boom: total ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid named Apophis will fly unusually close to Earth on April 13, 2029, but NASA says there is no ...

The giant asteroid Apophis will make a historically close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029. Scientists have ruled out any risk of Apophis hitting Earth for at least the next century. The 2029 flyby ...

Sloths are the slowest mammals of all, but asteroid 2026 HX3 is anything but that – both in terms of being slow and in terms ...

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

A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from ...

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.

On May 9, 2003, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the first-ever asteroid sample return mission, Hayabusa. This ...