New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

On Christmas Day 2024 researchers found a huge 196-foot space rock that has only 1 percent of a chance of hitting Earth.

The scientific community has been rocked by NASA's most recent discovery: scientists discovered crucial chemicals necessary for life after examining an asteroid.

First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to ...

Astronomers are closely monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4 as it heads towards Earth. Should we be worried about it? Here's what ...

With more dicey systems and crew management Citizen Sleeper 2 risks losing some of its storytelling heart, even if it remains ...

We all know how an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. So whenever one of these lumps of space rocks gets anywhere near us, it’s easy to panic. And there’s a 1.3% chance of exactly this happening. A ...

Scientists said they didn’t find evidence of life on Bennu, but they did find evidence of the building blocks of life.

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

YR4 was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on December 25, 2024, when it was around 515,116 miles away from Earth.

Learn about your mission, objectives, and take a look at the world of Astronomics in this trailer for the game where top-down ...

Unlike a majority of the meteor showers we see on Earth, the Geminids are the product of an asteroid, not a comet. The reliable shower produces bright meteors associated with the asteroid Phaethon ...