The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

On its way to Didymos and Dimorphos, Hera has found time to test its cameras in preparation for the big moment.

Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it might hit the moon.

In the new study, researchers set out to calculate just how likely it is that an asteroid could hit Earth during the average ...

According to NASA, asteroids are inactive bodies made of all the rocky, dusty and metallic materials left behind from the formation of our solar system. They are mainly concentrated within the main ...

An interstellar comet spotted by NASA is headed for our solar system, showing up near Earth later this year, but it's another ...

Watch Asteroid 2024 JN16 making a close approach to Earth. Credit: Space.com | animation/data: ESA | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds as its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: the moon.

On Sunday, NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission will deliver a sample it collected from asteroid Bennu, completing a seven-year journey that could provide insights into how life originated on Earth.

This asteroid had another characteristic that attracted scientists: It is a carbon-rich world. Telescopic observations showed it might be made up of organic molecules.