Scientists have reevaluated the catastrophic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid that struck 66 million years ago, revising the ...

Astronomers were left less than impressed when they uncovered the truth about an asteroid they'd been keeping an eye on. On ...

Daksh Malik, a 14-year-old from Noida, discovered an asteroid through the International Asteroid Discovery Project and now ...

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

Astronomers mistook a Tesla Roadster that was launched into orbit in 2018 for an asteroid earlier this month. The registry of ...

The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., officially registered the new space rock Jan. 2, saying it was spotted hurling ...

In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...

The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...

Asteroid tracking plays a crucial role in understanding and mitigating potential threats. NASA, along with ground-based ...