A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...

Asteroid 2025 TF zipped past Earth above Antarctica, coming within 428 km of the surface. Roughly the size of a small car, it ...

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved from ...

Late in 2024, a small asteroid stirred astronomers. Discovered on December 27, the asteroid rock—since christened 2024 YR4—was first thought to pose a threat to collide with Earth. Early estimates put ...

A small asteroid flew 266 miles over Antarctica. It was too small to pose a threat, but objects of that size can produce fireballs.

The China National Space Administration has in recent years launched a series of feasibility studies and preliminary programs ...

Let's bomb space: First discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is drawing growing attention from the international space community. Scientists are now exploring options to address this ...

Space Beat host Rob Landers and space trends reporter Eric Lagatta discuss the plan and potential issues on this week's episode.

The European Space Agency (ESA)has weighed in on the recent passage of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it soared past Mars ...