However apocalyptic that might sound, the fact that we can imagine 2024 YR4’s impact is by design: Space agencies—particularly NASA—have become rather good at spotting asteroids. And two ...

If this asteroid follows the pattern of other near-Earth asteroids after their discovery, the chances of impact will rise and then fall, according to the agency. For example, the asteroid Apophis ...

Here's one for the fashion-conscious retro gamers out there. Atari has teamed up with watchmaker Nubeo to release an Asteroids-themed watch to celebrate the game's 45th anniversary (even though it ...

Now, ever-improving technology at our disposal has equipped us here on Earth to better detect – and prepare for – inbound asteroids, remnants from the early formation of our solar system some ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

They're calling them "planetary embryos". Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system. These embryos, somewhere between ...

“The object had a close approach with Earth,” which made it bright enough to be detected in surveys for asteroids, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Observations and data ...

The Tesla has now completed roughly 4.5 trips around the sun, traveling at roughly 45,000 mph (72,000 km/h), according to .

"This is a story about the moon as told by asteroid scientists." Earth's distant rocky companion was likely a fragment of the moon blasted into space thousands of years ago, according to a new ...