In a world obsessed with the apocalyptic hellfire of ‘carbon’ and the terror of an imperceptibly warmer climate nowhere near ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

"The United Nations declaration of June 30 as Asteroid Day is a very important milestone for us," Asteroid Day co-founder ...

An external view of the OSIRIS-REx sample-collector hardware shows material from the carbon-rich asteroid scattered across the right side. NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph ... Lauretta & Connolly et al.

The huge asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered in 2024 and initially thought to have a 1 in 450 chance of smashing into ...

The designation is already used in other parts of the world to raise awareness for space science and planetary defense.

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

The four people at the helm of America's space agency held a town hall meeting with employees Wednesday, fielding questions ...

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Long Range Discrimination Radar aims to serve as the backbone of the current Golden Dome initiative for protecting America.

Celestis, which recently conducted a mission from California, will send cremated remains or human DNA to outer space for ...

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, ...