"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...

NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid set to whiz past Earth tomorrow ... buradaki/iStock / Getty Images Plus Asteroids, also known as minor planets, are rocky, airless objects that originated ...

Astronomers are closely watching an asteroid that has a small probability of hitting Earth in less than eight years. On Thursday, NASA decreased the asteroid's impact probability to 0.3%, down ...

The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

NASA is closely monitoring Asteroid 2014 TN17 due to its size and tremendous speed, as these kinds of space rocks are ...

"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

NASA has announced that the 540-foot-wide asteroid 2014 TN17 will pass Earth on March 26, 2025. Despite the pass being 5 ...

Donaldjohanson, a main belt asteroid, could be a relic of a cosmic collision that took place 150 million years ago.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first reported to the Minor Planet Center on Dec. 27 ... but the odds dropped to 1.5% Wednesday, according to NASA. More: Why do I smell skunks? Mating season is underway ...