Scientists have identified the Bennu asteroid threat as the highest single-date impact probability for any known asteroid.

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

The asteroid will be visible for several nights from different parts of the world. We’ll tell you when and where to look, and ...

While no imminent asteroid threats have been found for Earth, Chinese scientists discussed two ways to deflect a space rock ...

A new image of an asteroid, referred to as a “quasi-moon,” has been released ...

Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 has a close encounter with a peanut-shaped asteroid, Torifune. Credit: JAXA / The University of ...

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

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

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

Unlike NASA's approach of launching two separate spacecraft, China reportedly plans to send its observer and impactor ...

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