Four huge asteroids — and a fifth that's much smaller — are passing Earth on Thursday in their closest approaches to the ...

Learn about NASA's strategies for preventing potential asteroid collisions with Earth.

NASA confirms asteroid 363305 (2002 NV16), about 580 feet wide, will pass Earth safely on October 24, 2024, at 4.52 million ...

The author of a new book on the DART mission takes us behind the scenes of the day NASA smacked an asteroid.

A city-sized asteroid is approaching Earth this October, set to make its closest approach on October 27. Known as 1036 ...

NASA has announced that an airplane-sized “city killer” asteroid will skim past Earth today — one of four “hazardous” space rocks to graze our orbit in less than 12 hours. Dubbed 2002 NV16, the cosmic ...

Discover NASA's Hera mission and how it's vital for planetary defense against asteroids, ensuring Earth's safety from ...

ESA's Hera spacecraft captured farewell views of Earth and the moon as it sails away into space to investigate the asteroid ...

NASA has announced that asteroid 2024 TY21, measuring approximately 40 feet wide, will pass Earth safely today at a distance ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is closely monitoring an intriguing celestial event as a 580-foot asteroid approaches Earth on 24 October 2024.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is using an advanced tracking system to monitor the orbit of 2024 RV50. According to ...

The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos on Oct. 7, meant to follow up on NASA's ...