The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

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For the first time, humanity has proved it can deliberately shove a small world off course. NASA’s Double Asteroid ...

Unistellar's citizen scientists are using their smart telescopes to engage in planetary defense, research and observational astronomy.

A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...

The impact of the asteroid 66 million years ago did not stop life from returning to normal for very long. New research shows ...

The object dubbed Earth's "second moon" is actually a quasi-satellite that's accompanied the planet since 1957 — not a true ...

Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a runaway asteroid passing through our Solar System from somewhere far beyond. It ...

Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory, boasting the world's largest digital camera, has discovered a mountain-sized asteroid, 2025 ...