A massive asteroid named Apophis will safely pass close to Earth in 2029, creating the first opportunity in human history to ...

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

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

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

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

A large asteroid that will zoom harmlessly past Earth on Saturday will be visible to stargazers using a small telescope or ...

This rock star is ready for its extreme close-up. Chinese researchers have captured the first-ever close-up images of the ...

Long before oceans teemed with life, Earth endured relentless violence. Asteroids slammed into its surface again and again, ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the threat once ...

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

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