The OSIRIS-REx project made history last year as the first U.S. mission to bring back an asteroid sample from space—and with it came a treasure trove of data. An international collaboration, led by ...

The most powerful space telescope ever built is peering into some of the deepest realms of the universe. It will also now peer at a big asteroid that has low but still concerning odds — around 2 ...

Observations of asteroid (139289) 2001 KR1 made using ESA's Flyeye telescope. These images were acquired on 21 May 2025 during the telescope's 'first light' campaign. This animation was produced using ...

An asteroid discovered just days ago will fly toward Earth on Monday, May 18. But even though it will be even closer to our planet than the moon, experts say there's no need to worry about any ...

NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth in 2032. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), ...

Scientists are preparing spacecraft missions to observe asteroid Apophis as it makes a rare close pass by Earth in 2029. The event will give researchers an unprecedented opportunity to examine how a ...

A tiny asteroid measuring up to 5 feet across was detected hours before safely burning up over northwestern Australia. The harmless fireball marked only the 13th time scientists detected an asteroid ...

Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow. Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens Earth. Instead, ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the premier space agency of United States, has informed that five asteroids will pass by Earth on October 5, Saturday. The largest of the five ...

GRAND FORKS, ND — Astronomers have turned their high-powered telescopes toward a 100-meter wide asteroid hurtling in its orbit through the Milky Way galaxy and are hoping it doesn’t collide with Earth ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first discovered ...