An asteroid the size of a commercial jet passed closer to Earth than the Moon on September 3, 2025, in a high-speed flyby ...

NASA confirms that asteroid 2025 QD8 will fly past Earth on 3 September at speeds of around 28,600 miles per hour, and could ...

NASA is tracking an airplane-sized asteroid that's due to zip past Earth tomorrow at around 28,600 miles per hour, according ...

Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.

Artist's impression of 16 Psyche a typical M-type asteroid. (CREDIT: NASA) Asteroids have long been described as the leftover pieces from the solar system’s early construction.

NASA has unveiled a breathtaking new image showing what appears to be a massive cosmic hand stretching across 150 light-years of space.

Scientists studying asteroids found that two seemingly unrelated types share a strange dusty coating of troilite. By using polarization of light instead of traditional spectra, they uncovered ...

Planetary defence has become a critical global effort, uniting space agencies like NASA, JAXA, ESA, and ISRO to detect, track, and potentially deflect asteroids and comets threatening Earth ...

Aliens may have been closer to Earth than first thought. New research from NASA reveals that Ceres, the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, harbored the right conditions to … ...

New data from the James Webb telescope suggests that Bennu and Ryugu — two asteroids recently visited by sample-return missions — are both fragments of a single massive "parent".

Some asteroids—estimates hover around 15 percent—travel with a rocky companion in what’s known as a binary system, where two asteroids orbit each other.

As Hurricane Erin swirls around Florida, NASA is asking the public to submit their hurricane-related photos to help improve disaster response.