NASA has confirmed that the 200-foot-wide asteroid, 2019 NW5, is nearing Earth today. Travelling at a speed of 36,900 mph, it's considered a close approach by astronomers.

The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

Recent analyses indicate that asteroid 2023 DW is moving at a speed of 25 kilometers per second and is currently situated ...

But Not Too Close NASA has confirmed the approach of asteroid 2019 NW5. The space rock is expected to fly past Earth on 9 ...

When NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid moon Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn't just change the asteroid's ...

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

NASA has confirmed that a 65-foot asteroid, named 2025 MN88, will skim past Earth today at a speed of 17,518 mph and a ...

NASA says asteroid 2025 MV89 will fly safely past Earth on July 4, 2025. It is the size of a large airplane and is not ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2025 MN88, measuring about 65 feet wide, will make its closest approach on 6 July.

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...