Asteroid 887 Alinda has been classed as a Near Earth Asteroid and will be visible with the naked eye from this weekend ...

Don’t space out or you’ll miss it. A once-in-a-generation asteroid broader than the width of Manhattan will be passing by the Earth — and there’s a chance you can see it for yourself.

The asteroid is so large it should be viewable with ordinary binoculars. The post Asteroid larger than Manhattan to fly by ...

My only surprise was that the researchers looking down their microscope at asteroid rock samples only saw terrestrial bacterial contamination and not golden retriever dog hair, which permeates the ...

Asteroid 2024 XN1 is the largest of the next five asteroids that will make close approaches to Earth. This massive space rock, measuring around 120 feet in diameter, is being closely monitored by ...

Astronomers are closely watching asteroid 2020 XY4 as it approaches Earth. The 44-foot space rock will pass by on 19 December 2024. Despite the attention it’s attracting, experts confirm there ...

Asteroid 2024 XS3, a small Apollo asteroid ... 2024 XS3 represents an opportunity for scientists to study an ancient space rock. Asteroids like these hold crucial information about the formation ...

Get ready for a close call as asteroid 2024 XS3, a massive 84-foot space rock, is heading straight for Earth tomorrow. But don’t panic – NASA assures us there is absolutely no risk of collision. This ...

A time-lapse of images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) showing the aftermath of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) intentionally slamming into the asteroid Dimorphos.

Since Chiron possesses characteristics of both an asteroid and a comet, it makes it rich for studying many processes that could assist in understanding them, she says. "What is unique about Chiron ...

But they are still dangerous. A small asteroid exploded over Russia a decade ago. Scientists have new methods to track these asteroids. This helps protect Earth from impacts. Image source ...

Although the team’s lab results were promising, the researchers say they were forced to use a simulated asteroid instead of a real one. They made some overtures to space rock owners to see if they ...