Japan will join a European project to observe the Apophis asteroid when it passes close to the Earth by providing the H3 ...

Japan plans to join a European Space Agency mission to observe an asteroid set for a close flyby of Earth in 2029, a source ...

Astronomy often focuses on objects that are vast distances from Earth – stars that are light-years away, galaxies that are ...

Two mission concepts are seeking funding to fly by and even collide with an asteroid that is making a very close flyby of ...

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 1997 QK1, a massive rock roughly 990 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on ...

NASA has confirmed asteroid 1997 QK1 will make its closest approach on 20 August. The rock measures about 990 feet wide and is travelling at 21,994 miles per hour.

Sean Duffy, the acting administrator of NASA for a little more than a month, has vowed to make the United States great in ...

The bigger of the two asteroids is travelling at a speed of 6.4 km per second while the smaller one is racing at 7.2 km per second. Despite their velocity, NASA confirms they will safely pass by, ...

NASA confirms an 87-foot asteroid, travelling at 14,390 miles per hour, will pass Earth tomorrow. Despite its size and speed, it poses no threat to our planet.

Asteroid Apophis will pass close to Earth in 2029, but scientists have confirmed there's no threat of a collision. Find out ...

Together, DART and Hera lay the foundations for future planetary protection missions. Focusing on asteroids that could pose ...

NASA has confirmed that the 100-foot asteroid, 2025 OY12, is hurtling towards Earth at a speed of 27,422 miles per hour.