A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting planet Earth in seven years. The animation, provided by the NASA-funded ...

Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid. ESA-Science Office It seems that Earth isn’t likely to be struck by an ...

New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. It's certain ...

New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032.

Continued study of the 2022 mission which slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid found a small, but growing change in orbit around the Sun.

The phrase 'city-killer asteroid' has quickly gone viral online after scientists tracked a near-Earth object known as 2024 YR4, triggering widespread curiosity and concern. While the dramatic nickname ...

For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil — mysterious glassy fragments forged when a powerful extraterrestrial object slammed into Earth about 6.3 million ...

"We are still at 97.7% chance of a miss from this asteroid." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...