In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled ...

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

Monroeville Public Library is holding a three-part children’s series on space, where participants learn fun facts about the ...

NASA and ESA monitor asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Learn about Near-Earth Objects ...

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, is far from a static rock drifting through space. Its complex geology and cryovolcanic activity hint at an active history stretching billions of years.

Many are pushing for a mission to collect rocks and dirt from the potentially waterlogged dwarf planet Ceres in the main asteroid belt. Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus also ...

A story you may have seen recently claims an asteroid spotted this month by an astronomer turned out to be a Tesla in space. Believe it or not, this one's true. In 2018, Elon Musk and SpaceX ...

The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid smashing into the Earth on December 22, 2032 appear to have ticked up slightly. NASA previously estimated that Asteroid 2024 YR4, a nearly 200-foot-wide space ...

Asteroids Asteroids have been floating in the dark abyss of space for millions of years. They're often called the remnants of the solar system's formation, composed of rock and metal, and usually ...

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