If some asteroid big enough to do damage has us in its crosshairs, we hope we’ll know about it as soon as we can, giving us enough time, perhaps, to do something about it.

A recent study, yet to be peer-reviewed, has revealed that asteroid YR4 smashing into our moon could have big implications here on Earth.

A surprising discovery from a tiny grain of asteroid Ryugu has rocked scientists' understanding of how our Solar System evolved. Researchers found djerfisherite—a mineral typically born in ...

An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines "Nature is handing us an incredibly rare experiment." ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, debris from the nuclear bomb-like impact could trigger a "spectacular ...

Chinese scientists push for cubesat swarm mission to fly by infamous asteroid Apophis China could launch a mission involving multiple flybys of asteroid Apophis with a swarm of cubesats when the ...

An Innovative Spacecraft Makes Contact With an Asteroid A new book tells the story of the mastermind who directed NASA’s daring OSIRIS-REx mission ...

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters), roughly the size of a bus. Orbit animation courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

The $180 million civil suit against a Champaign psychiatric facility has been settled out of court over a year after it first went to trial.

The state assemblyman ran a campaign tightly focused on issues related to affordability. Here is a look at where he stands on those issues and others.

The Hera Space Companion provides updates on the European Space Agency ’s Hera Project, part of a global effort to defend earth against an asteroid strike that could have catastrophic effects. The ...