2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

What an amateur astronomer recently took to be a newly-discovered asteroid turned out to be a Tesla Roadster voyaging through ...

In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...

The asteroid is about 33 feet (10 meters) across and poses no danger to Earth. It joins another known lunar asteroid ...

Total space cadets! Harvard University-affiliated astronomers announced the discovery of a new asteroid zooming precariously ...

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

On January 26, 2025, an asteroid called 2024 YY5 will fly by Earth, which has sparked interest in the scientific and space ...

The second visit of asteroid Apophis in 2036, also on April 13, heralds the coming of the Messiah and the beginning of a new ...

NASA warns of a giant asteroid, 2024 WY70, approaching Earth at 36,606 km/h. At 820 feet wide and as big as a football ...

"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is tracking asteroid 2025 BK as it nears Earth on 25 January 2025. The 170-foot-wide ...