Most people are aware that an asteroid wiped out much of life on Earth around 65 million years ago, and this knowledge contributes to that chill of fear that many people experience, at least ...

The asteroid’s large size and good illumination meant that, even from this distance, it appeared bright enough for Hera’s Asteroid Framing Camera to detect.

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid that set to zip past the Earth at some 15,200 miles per hour. The asteroid—"2025 PY1"— will make its closest approach at just 183,000 miles from our ...

I/ATLAS is just the third recorded interstellar object to enter the solar system. However, the scientific consensus is that ...

The Sky Today on Monday, August 11: Asteroid Julia reaches opposition Moving through western Aquarius, 89 Julia is visible all night and points the way to two bright Messier objects nearby.

NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which is headed toward a big and bizarre metal asteroid, has delivered a stunning perspective of our home planet from deep space.