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

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

Japan plans to join a European Space Agency mission to observe an asteroid set for a close flyby of Earth in 2029, a source familiar ...

Jupiter’s immense gravity deflects or captures countless asteroids that could otherwise strike Earth. Without it, our planet ...

An airplane-sized asteroid is heading towards Earth on 21 August. Scientists worldwide are now keeping a close watch. How close will asteroid 2025 OB3 come? NASA confirmed the asteroid’s upcoming ...

The spacecraft was 290 million kilometers (180 million miles) from our planet when the image was snapped. The Earth and Moon ...

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 1997 QK1, a massive rock roughly 990 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on ...

Psyche’s twin cameras recorded long-exposure images of Earth and the Moon. From 180 million miles away, both appeared as faint dots.

A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) review of data collected from near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu supports the ...

Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward.

The photographs were taken during scheduled checkouts of the spacecraft’s science instruments, crucial for calibrating its ...

People in Japan witnessed a rare sight on Tuesday night as the sky got lit up by a fireball.The astonishing sight was captured by live cameras installed at locations across parts of Kyushu ...