Lowell Observatory astronomer and asteroid expert Nick Moskovitz said we know little about this asteroid coming by so close ...

Efforts to shield Earth from asteroid impacts have advanced, but significant gaps remain in planetary defence systems. Robin ...

This breakthrough is especially timely, as NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey identifies around 2,000 near-Earth asteroids annually.

Really, the only metals judged to be worthy of returning to Earth are the platinum-group metals (PGMs), which are known for ...

The asteroid, named 2024 WF5, will come over twice as close to us as the moon, at a distance of around 104,000 miles.

Incredibly dense for its size at almost 40 pounds, finder Dave Hole of Australia was convinced it must have contained a ...

WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon ...

NASA's NEOWISE reveals 15 years of cosmic discoveries, from asteroids to stunning infrared images, leaving a lasting legacy.

In How to Kill an Asteroid, Robin George Andrews looks at the successes and shortcomings of planetary defense.

Scientists simulated a situation that may offer an improved explanation for how the Red Planet ended up with small Phobos and ...

Asteroids, comets, and meteors are all small solar system objects, but they differ in composition and behaviour.

While NASA's NEOWISE telescope ended its journey through space on Nov. 1, 2024, the team at IPAC, a science center at Caltech ...