Asteroid

NASA has relaunched its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft to embark on a mission to study the asteroid Apophis, often referred to as the ‘God of Chaos.’ This asteroid is set to make an extremely close flyby of Earth in 2029, marking an event of…

NASA has issued a warning regarding a potential threat from a massive asteroid that could collide with Earth in the coming years.  While such alerts are not uncommon, the size and trajectory of this particular celestial body have raised…

An Asteroid larger than ten buses aligned end-to-end is presently traversing interstellar space, with Earth as its next destination. According to NASA, the colossal space rock known as 2013 WV44 is predicted to have a close encounter…

After being delayed by a year, NASA said Monday that its much-anticipated mission to send a spacecraft to investigate a metal-rich asteroid is now scheduled to launch in October. Prior to the mission team requesting a launch postponement…

Two chemical molecules required for living beings have been discovered in samples recovered from the asteroid Ryugu, supporting the theory that certain components required for the emergence of life arrived on Earth billions of years ago…

According to NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Agency, a newly discovered asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a "small possibility" of crashing with Earth in 23 years, with a potential impact on Valentine's Day in 2046.…

Early in February, an asteroid at a distance of around 1.1 million miles and at least 1,600 feet in length flew by Earth. NASA scientists have discovered "one of the most elongated asteroids" ever seen by their planetary radar.  The…

An asteroid the size of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, will pass near Earth on Wednesday evening - but at a safe distance. At 7:46 p.m. ET, asteroid 2005 YY128, which is expected to be more than 4,000 feet broad, will…