Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and ...

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...

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

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

The chemical composition of a meteorite that was built much like early Earth shows evidence of ample hydrogen necessary to form water.

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 ...

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 ...

New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much.

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

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

An archeologist from over 150 years ago sent a message to the future which has just been uncovered during a more detailed dig. Blue Origin shared footage of the six New Shepard passengers experiencing ...