Scientists are exploring the possibility of turning asteroid material into a viable food source for astronauts on ...

A building-sized asteroid will coincidentally fly by Earth during September’s supermoon and partial lunar eclipse early Wednesday morning, offering a celestial show full of events, and NASA is ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is monitoring a "potentially hazardous" asteroid that is moving past Earth on Tuesday. NASA told Fox News Digital that the rocky object ...

Asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the “God of Destruction,” will make a close approach to Earth in April 2029. Although the risk of a direct collision with the planet remains extremely low, new ...

According to experiments and computer simulations, the radiation of a nuclear blast could be enough to change the trajectory of an asteroid threatening Earth—if spotted in time. About 66 million ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Everyone knows of the asteroid that spelled the end of all non-avian dinosaurs—the Chicxulub impactor—but a new study shows that a ...

A giant 720-foot asteroid named 2024 ON is expected to make its closest approach to earth today. The asteroid will safely pass earth at a distance of 997,793 kilometres, which is 2.5 times the ...

Humanity could use a nuclear bomb to deflect a massive, life-threatening asteroid hurtling towards Earth in the future, according to scientists who tested the theory in the laboratory by blasting ...

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published ...

Dodging stormy weather ahead of Hurricane Milton, SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's $398 million Hera probe Monday on a follow-up flight to find out precisely how a moonlet orbiting a ...