Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

However, this almost-mini-moon is still special as it is potentially ... suggested that the object is part of the Arjuna asteroid belt, which is made of small asteroids that have orbits around ...

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

(AP) — New research finds an ancient asteroid strike carved out two grand canyons on the moon's far side. Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt' after last year's supercharged ...

The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...

YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...

NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet ...