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.

The Lucy spacecraft is already well on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. But that doesn't mean that it can't make some ...

The 55-feet-wide space rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 17,717 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

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

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

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

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

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.