NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured images of the asteroid with two cameras, including the Near-Infrared Camera and ...

NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it ...

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

Of all the asteroids that become meteoroids by striking Earth's surface, only 4% contain abundant carbon. But scientists know ...

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.

NASA recently tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a 3 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 2032. New data shows it's no longer a threat, but the incident highlights the need for strong ...

An analysis of North America’s fossil record for the 18 million years before dinosaurs disappeared suggests the prehistoric ...

NASA is working on a new space observatory, NEO Surveyor, the first spacecraft designed to assess the threats of asteroids well in advance. The mission launch date is expected to be in the fall of ...

YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do ...