Zipping toward Earth at around 20,000 miles per hour, the asteroid is due to make its closest approach on Tuesday.

One rock, as big as a football field, careening through space on an elliptical orbit that lasts four years, suddenly found itself one of the most observed bodies in our solar system, according to NASA ...

A surprising discovery has been made by the Planetary Defense Team that detected the 40,000th Near-Earth Asteroid whose path ...

Samples taken from the asteroid Bennu are continuing to shed light on the origins of the solar system. Scientists have been studying the samples since NASA's Osiris-REx spacecraft carried them back to ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower is active from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, 2026, and will peak Jan. 3-4, 2026, though viewing will be ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...

The University of Arizona's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft only made it home once in 2025, but at least it got some nice snapshots ...

Tonight is the last chance to see a meteor shower for 2025. The Ursid meteor shower is active from December 13th to December ...

With 3I/ATLAS days away from making its closest approach to Earth, agencies worldwide are conducting the largest and most ...

It sold for more than the maximum estimated price of $4 million. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Wednesday (July 16), the ...

The spacecraft, bound for a metallic asteroid, turned to snap a striking image of our home planet from 180 million miles away. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...