There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

Scientists found that NASA's DART spacecraft ejected a massive barrage of boulders when it bashed into asteroid Dimorphos in ...

What is the probability that the asteroid will hit the Earth? NASA considers Asteroid 2024 YR4 to have a “very small chance of Earth impact” in 2032.

Experts from NASA and other international organizations recently simulated their response to a hypothetical asteroid impact scenario. The test was deemed a success. However, several media outlets ...

On Monday, NASA will test a plan called DART to see if it can redirect the path of an asteroid, and the public is invited to watch it.

Scientists with NASA’s Lucy mission are finally wrapping up the process of refining the data gathered by the spacecraft’s ...

A NASA scientist has warned that "the risk of an asteroid impact is real" and the "consequences would be huge" as he urges people to think about how "there could be something coming".

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids near Jupiter.

NASA has successfully tested its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, which collided with an asteroid Monday night.

NASA's DART spacecraft slammed itself into an asteroid at 14,000 mph tonight around 7 million miles away from Earth. More results will be revealed in the weeks ahead.

NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into an asteroid as part of a historic test of planetary defense. Data will be used to assess the effectiveness of asteroid deflection.

The DART mission, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, is set to intentionally collide with an asteroid on Monday. The goal is to test the technology that could be needed for planetary defense ...