A plane-sized asteroid scheduled to pass Earth next week is making headlines, but NASA experts want the public to understand why this encounter is more routine than remarkable.

U.S. Director Eliza McNitt will head jury of Venice Film Festival's Immersive Competition, which includes Doug Liman's XR Thriller 'Asteroid.' ...

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 ...

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 ...

Investigating rumored FEMA map of potential nuclear targets in the US The map dates to 2002 and illustrates hypothetical Russian nuclear attacks on the U.S.

Unique asteroid sample lands at the Field Museum The Field Museum is the new temporary home to a tiny piece of pristine asteroid. The fragment of the asteroid Bennu, on loan from NASA, won't be on ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once the highest impact risk ever recorded, now poses no threat to Earth but has a slightly increased chance of striking the moon in 2032.

Could an asteroid hit the moon? Odds rise after NASA's Webb examines YR4. The projections NASA's James Webb Space Telescope caught the latest glimpse in May of asteroid 2024 YR4, which led to the ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, is back in the spotlight — this time due to a slight increase in the chance that it could impact the moon in 2032.

If you find a treasure map in Blue Prince, you might wonder what you can do with it and if it holds any special secrets. This guide can fill you in.

The Bay Area researchers charged with defending the planet against asteroids The asteroid YR4 briefly threatened Earth with an impact in 2032, and Bay Area researchers were prepared to strike it ...

Scientists Are Racing to Uncover Its Secrets. As the asteroid lines up for a planetary flyby in 2029, space agencies are coordinating to conduct some groundbreaking science.