The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.
Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...
Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.
NASA and ESA monitor asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Learn about Near-Earth Objects ...
YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system. Nasa releases images.
NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet ...
The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.
Estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, Asteroid 2024 YR4 grabbed the attention of astronomers when it rose on the NASA automated Sentry risk list on December 31, 2024. Listen to Story Nasa ...
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life, but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported on Wednesday. The findings provide the ...