The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

CHICAGO -- A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity's first test of planetary defense. The impact occurred at 7:15 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in ...

“As the next generation of telescopes enters operation, we expect the number of known NEAs to continue to grow at an even ...

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...

European Space Agency says milestone highlights both Earth’s vulnerability and advances in planetary-defense science - ...

(NewsNation) — The odds that a potentially destructive asteroid will collide with Earth in 2032 have increased once again, NASA says, but the chance of an actual impact is still quite slim. NASA’s ...

In news that is almost straight out of Don’t Look Up but far less horrifying, an astronomer in Poland detected an asteroid on March 11. The small asteroid, only about a meter in diameter, impacted the ...

An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, possibly making impact in 2032. An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, possibly making impact in 2032. In the unlikely event that Asteroid ...