NASA confirms that asteroid 2009 FF is heading towards Earth. The space rock is about 490 feet wide. It travels at 28,916 ...

Through a series of 28 pictures, astronomers learned the asteroid makes a full spin every five hours and is a " contact ...

The spacecraft, bound for a metallic asteroid, turned to snap a striking image of our home planet from 180 million miles away ...

A ONCE-in-a-millennium mega asteroid will be visible to billions without the need for any equipment as it glides past Earth.

NASA confirms that asteroid 2025 QV9 will fly by Earth on September 10. The asteroid is airplane-sized and travels at high ...

Space enthusiasts and scientists are watching the sky closely. An asteroid the size of an aeroplane is approaching. NASA ...

The space rock will make its closest approach—at a cosmically slight 183,000 miles from our planet—later today, according to ...

In 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim safely past Earth, where it will be visible to billions. For scientists, it's a once-in-a ...

Around a third of a mile (or 500 meters) wide at its middle, Bennu is full of carbon-bearing compounds and minerals that ...

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will impact a 'moonlet' in the Didymos asteroid system to attempt to alter its ...

To avoid this scenario, Makadia's team plotted the best spots on an asteroid's surface to avoid the keyhole. Their technique ...

The 55-feet-wide space rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 17,717 miles per hour, according to the space agency.