The space rock will make its closest approach—at a cosmically slight 183,000 miles from our planet—later today, according to ...

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results ...

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 1997 QK1, a massive rock roughly 990 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on ...

A large asteroid, 1997 QK1, will safely pass Earth on August 20, 2025. NASA and ISRO will monitor this event. The asteroid is ...

NASA has confirmed asteroid 1997 QK1 will make its closest approach on 20 August. The rock measures about 990 feet wide and is travelling at 21,994 miles per hour.

A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) review of data collected from near-Earth asteroids Bennu and Ryugu supports the ...

NASA only labels space rocks as hazardous if they are closer than 7.4 million kilometres and wider than 85 metres.

The Lucy spacecraft is already well on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. But that doesn't mean that it can't make some ...

Scientists are actively exploring a groundbreaking idea at the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.The primary motive ...

On its way to Didymos and Dimorphos, Hera has found time to test its cameras in preparation for the big moment.

Fossils of mosasaurs and early mammals found in Louisiana reveal how life changed after the asteroid that ended the age of ...

The 55-feet-wide space rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 17,717 miles per hour, according to the space agency.