A 66-foot asteroid exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013 with a flash brighter than the Sun, but the shockwave arrived ...

Giant asteroid 1997 NC1, possibly up to a mile wide, will safely pass Earth this weekend, with live online streams on Friday, ...

But scientists are keen to explore the asteroid in detail for other reasons than its unusual orbit. A Chinese spacecraft is ...

An asteroid as large as five cruise ships is barreling towards Earth at 5.6 miles per second. Civilization thankfully isn’t ...

A large asteroid that will zoom harmlessly past Earth on Saturday will be visible to stargazers using a small telescope or ...

Astronomers believe the object, dubbed 'Oumuamua, came from the general direction of the Lyra constellation ...

SpaceX’s IPO filing mentions asteroid mining as a potential long-term market as experts say cheaper launches and water ...

Asteroid 1997 NC1, comparable to four Empire State Buildings in size, will safely pass Earth this weekend at 1.6 million ...

Long before oceans teemed with life, Earth endured relentless violence. Asteroids slammed into its surface again and again, ...

Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of International Asteroid Day. In the decade since the United Nations established the observance, scientists say Earth is better prepared to def ...

Our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles that one day could threaten Earth—so what ...

Thousands of asteroids pass through our Solar System, but only a handful receive extraordinary attention from NASA's ...