The probe will conduct a detailed scientific survey of the asteroid and send a sample back to Earth for further analysis.

Some astronomers have theorized that the space rock may be a chunk of material that broke off the moon. China’s Tianwen-2 ...

On Sunday, an aging Japanese spacecraft named Hayabusa2, which completed its initial sample-return objective more than half a ...

An asteroid discovered just eight days ago will sweep past Earth tonight at a distance closer than one-quarter the gap ...

A Chinese probe is set for a historic touchdown on asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, which may have been blasted away from Earth’s Moon ...

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

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

New research led by Curtin University and QUT (Queensland University of Technology) has revealed that repeated asteroid ...

The last time an asteroid similar in size passed safely by Earth from an even closer distance was in 2022, when a space rock ...

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Tuesday that China will establish a coordinated ground- and space ...

Scientists plan to bury into an asteroid and blow it up to save Earth - Nuclear bombs planted in space rocks could save us ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don’t worry: It poses no danger. The space rock — 1997 ...