David Rankin of the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona spends nights scanning the solar system for potentially catastrophic space ...

The 38-foot-wide space rock is projected to come to within just 123,000 miles of our planet, according to NASA.

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Researchers are keeping an eye on the building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon seven years from now.

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...

From an interstellar comet to breathtaking auroras and from brand-new rockets to iconic space telescopes, here are some of our favorite images from the cosmos in 2025 ...

International team finds glucose and ribose in samples from asteroid Bennu, marking first glucose discovery in space ...

The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

China's deep space endeavors have advanced significantly in 2025. On May 29, the Tianwen 2 probe was launched successfully, embarking on the country's first asteroid exploration and sample-return ...

BEIJING -- An asteroid has been named after Qi Faren, a renowned Chinese space technology expert, according to the China ...

The comet, which will come within roughly 167 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet, will be tracked by telescopes around the world so astronomers can pinpoint its location and make ...