Some 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into Earth. The Chicxulub impactor, as it is called, famously wiped out ...

New images of an asteroid impact crater buried deep below the floor of the Atlantic Ocean have been published today by ...

Beginning Sunday, Earth's skies will soon have a temporary visitor. On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts, temporarily entering Earth's orbit for almost ...

But experts say the asteroid was an important milestone in planetary defense research. Though there are hundreds of moons in our solar system, our planet only has one. And while thousands of ...

NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" comes in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...

Artist's impression of an asteroid in orbit around the Sun. © DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine Starting at the end of September, Earth ...

Radiation from a nuclear explosion can vaporize the surface of an asteroid and change its trajectory, a new study finds. An X-ray pulse may be able to vaporize the surface of an asteroid and ...

An asteroid that was detected only hours earlier was seen crashing to Earth in a large fireball in videos taken from the Philippines. The videos show the 3-foot-wide asteroid falling in a bright ...

"Understanding how different asteroid materials vaporize and deflect will be critical for preparing for a planetary defense mission, should the need arise." When asteroids hurtle towards Earth in ...

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet. When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will ...

Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo present a streamlined approach using supramolecular scaffolds. These scaffolds ...