NASA is closely monitoring a bus-sized asteroid, “2025 XF1,” which is rapidly approaching Earth this week. With speeds of nearly 8,000 miles per hour, the space agency’s observations are critical for ...

Asteroid 2025 XF1 is hurting through the solar system at nearly 8,000 miles per hour, according to the spacy agency.

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

It’s time to say hello to an old friend again. The first near-Earth asteroid ever discovered by humans, 433 Eros, will have a ...

Eros appears to buzz the Andromeda Galaxy, courtesy of a livestream hosted by the Virtual Telescope Institute in partnership with the Asteroid Foundation. Sunday's livestream is due to start at 3 p.m.

Researchers say the latest discovery is particularly significant because tryptophan has never before been detected in meteorites.

Four near-Earth asteroids are set to make close approaches to Earth within a 24-hour period, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed. Scientists stress that all four objects will pass ...

PHILADELPHIA -- An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won't be wreaking any havoc on Earth -- at least not this century. That's the good news from NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...

Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

Earth will experience a notable event tomorrow with the close flybys of two asteroids, 2025 WD5 and 2025 WF10, confirmed by ...

An Australian startup wants to recycle a geostationary satellite to get an up-close look at the "doomsday" asteroid Apophis.

A sizable asteroid is going to make a close pass to Earth next week, scientists say, but there's no need to panic. The asteroid known as 4660 Nereus will come as close as 2.5 million miles to Earth - ...