SpaceX’s IPO filing mentions asteroid mining as a potential long-term market as experts say cheaper launches and water ...

An asteroid large enough to level a city block flew past Earth on June 29, 2024, passing at roughly three-quarters the ...

Scientists have suggested burying a nuclear bomb inside of an asteroid to help save us from destruction. That is the recommendation of a new study that examines the options we have if an asteroid is ...

The Silverpit Crater lies 700 metres (2,300 feet) beneath the North Sea floor. It spans around 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) ...

Every June 30th, Asteroid Day marks the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska impact and turns global attention to the science of ...

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

This year’s Asteroid Day has planned events worldwide and online. It acts as a reminder about advances in planetary defense.

Last year, geologists dated the crater in Western Australia at 3.47 billion years old, which was disputed by other experts.

A new study says repeated asteroid impacts drove heat deep into the young Earth and kept its crust weak. This suggests heavy bombardment may have helped form continents while erasing most Hadean rocks ...

A telescope built to protect Earth from asteroids accidentally discovered 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever ...

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...

Asteroid 1997 NC1, comparable to four Empire State Buildings in size, will safely pass Earth this weekend at 1.6 million ...