Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

Now a different group has looked at its orbital past, suggesting a likely place of origin: the middle of the main asteroid ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all ...

NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five other space rocks passing by our planet over the next two days.

NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.

Graphic made in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic An asteroid will make a close pass of Earth this weekend and you can watch it live online. The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will sweep briefly across ...