The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...

Stargazers can tune in to the Virtual Telescope Project's YouTube stream beginning at 11 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17 (3:00 GMT Sept.

An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...

No one spotted the asteroid as it approached. Astronomers caught it only a few hours after it had already passed, when data ...

A small asteroid flew 266 miles over Antarctica. It was too small to pose a threat, but objects of that size can produce fireballs.

The metal-coated asteroid Psyche may have had eruptions of molten iron and nickel on its surface. This situation was more ...

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These ...

A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon ...

"The investigation concerns asteroid 2024 YR4, which reached notoriety shortly after its discovery in December 2024 when scientists (initially) revealed it had a relatively high chance of impacting ...

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, flying at 27,000 mph (43,000 km/h), slammed directly into Earth. The impact ...