An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...

A bus-sized asteroid is set to hurtle past Earth today at a staggering speed of 35,000mph - ten times faster than a speeding ...

The “asteroid” wasn’t a space rock after all. It was a cherry-red Tesla Roadster that Elon Musk launched into space to much ...

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

A small asteroid, referred to as Earth's temporary "mini-moon," could actually be a piece of the Moon that broke away ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...

NASA+ partnered with the 2025 Sundance Film Festival for a discussion about this new documentary, "Planetary Defenders." ...

Discovery of the moon Deimos Moons are rare in the inner ... If Deimos and Phobos formed from debris resulting from an asteroid collision on Mars, they must be younger than the Red Planet, which ...