TransAstra has developed a plan to bag an asteroid and move it to a stable near-Earth orbit for processing.

JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA, suggesting these ingredients of life...

NASA/Scott EckleyThese X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside asteroid Bennu. They sh...

5 Min ReadAsteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know WhyThese are X-ray computed tomography...

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests asteroid impacts played a critical role in the emergence of life on our planet.

New research shows structure is one of Earth’s rare impact craters after massive asteroid struck region millions of years ago

According to the space agency's tracking, the rock is hurtling through space at more than 21,500 miles per hour.

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged in...

'The Last Orbit,' written by Ben Mezrich, will hit the screen directed by 'Fantastic Four' helmer Matt Shakman.

The Italian Space Agency’s LICIACube traveled alongside NASA’s DART to capture the spacecraft’s collision with Dimorphos. In this LICIACube...

With these new findings, researchers are closer than ever to validating a key planetary defense technique.

The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observatio...

NASA says there's now zero chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into the moon in 2032

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, th...

The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.