In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

A close approach of an asteroid is an intriguing sight to witness for many. Sky lovers will have an opportunity to witness this spectacle soon in September, according to Space.com. The Virtual ...

A little less than four years from now, a killer asteroid will narrowly fly past planet Earth. This will be a celestial event visible around the world—for a few weeks, Apophis will shine among the ...

From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...

Asteroid 2025 MA90 is set to fly past the Earth on Tuesday, July 15. With an estimated diameter of 88.8 meters, that comes out to around 145 Elmos, thanks to measurements taken by Drew Brees. An ...

All 19 of the newly identified rapidly rotating asteroids are longer than an American football field, which is approximately ...

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is ...

The asteroid Dimorphos, left, is shown with its larger companion Didymos in space as it blasts dust and boulders in a lopsided debris cone following the NASA DART mission on Sept. 26, 2022. Credit: ...