PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

A small object, 2015 DJ155, roughly the size of the Statue of Liberty, is expected to pass by Earth on January 31, traveling ...

BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...

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The “asteroid” wasn’t a space rock after all. It was a cherry-red Tesla Roadster that Elon Musk launched into space to much ...

Daksh joins an elite group in India, alongside just five other students who have reported discovering an asteroid.

NASA is keeping a close eye on a fast-moving asteroid dubbed 2025 BS4, which is set to streak past Earth at a staggering 35,000 miles per hour-10 times faster than a speeding bulle ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

NASA’s Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter’s orbit around the ...

Daksh Malik, a Class 9 student, made the initial detection of the asteroid, now temporarily named ‘2023 OG40’, located in the ...