Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...

Meteorites - rocks that fall to Earth from space - have pelted our planet from its birth about 4.5 billion years ago to today ...

NASA has issued an alert that an asteroid, TP17, is scheduled to skirt by Earth today at a distance of 2.8 million miles.

The temporary “mini moon” now orbiting Earth until late November is a reminder of just how fascinating our solar system can be. It’s also a sign of the tremendous potential for space mining.

2024 PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a ...

Discover NASA's Hera mission and how it's vital for planetary defense against asteroids, ensuring Earth's safety from ...

Over time, the meteorites that land on Earth will be able to tell the story of events happening 200 million miles away in ...

Meteorites, the rocks that fall to Earth from space, have been impacting our planet since its formation around 4.5 billion ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...

Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid struck Earth, wiping out an estimated 75% of all animal species, including ...

A big asteroid known as 2024 RV50 is expected to safely make its closest approach to Earth on October 18, 2024. In terms of ...

Although a potential ‘planet killer’ catastrophe is not on NASA's radar for at least next 100 years, it already has a layout ...