"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...

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

A recently discovered asteroid has entered the limelight, putting scientists around the world on alert. According to a study published in the American Astronomical Society, the asteroid 2024 YR4 has 1 ...

Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

A 2.35-billion-year-old Moon rock that fell to Earth in Africa is rewriting what we know about lunar volcanism. This rare meteorite, studied by UK scientists and unveiled at a major geochemistry ...

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

Save the world and get fabulously wealthy doing so. Someone really should make a movie out of that scenario, before it ...

In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...

A small shift in trajectory has raised the risk of a lunar impact — but the scariest part is, we can't track it anymore.

NASA issued a statement about a “city-killer” asteroid (2024 YR4) that they said had a 1.2% chance of slamming into Earth on ...