NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...

Three Tucson scientists are featured in "Planetary Defenders," a new NASA documentary that premieres Wednesday about the ...

NASA has recently identified an unidentified object orbiting the Sun, sparking intrigue and speculation within the scientific community. This enigmatic body exhibits unusual characteristics that ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than just dazzling streaks of light as meteors, these ancient fragments are among ...

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft is six days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with ...

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five space rocks passing the planet this week. The asteroid, known as "2025 DU25," will zip ...

YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about ...

NASA detects a building-sized asteroid approaching Earth. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope turned its watchful eye to ...

The Lucy spacecraft is heading for another encounter with a main belt asteroid, NASA said on Tuesday. The probe will fly by Donaldjohanson next week as a "dress rehearsal" before the start of its main ...

Last week, NASA scientists revealed that the infamous ... that this meant it "most likely" originated from the solar system's main asteroid belt. The asteroid was likely pushed into its current ...