Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...

The European Space Agency is preparing to launch its first planetary defense mission:: File:: 'Hera' will assess a small moon ...

A six-mile-long asteroid, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of all life on ...

The first asteroid, named 2024 SD3, measures approximately 68 feet—comparable to the size of a small airplane. It is expected to pass Earth at a distance of about 1,490,000 kilometers at 9:19 PM ...

The 5.3-mile-wide crater is now confirmed to be 66 million years old, suggesting that the impact of at least two giant space ...

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...

Scientists simulated a nuclear explosion using x-ray pulses to push an asteroid-like rock away in space-like conditions.

It was first detected on August 7 by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and measures around 33 feet wide. "It won't complete a full revolution around Earth. Its orbit ...

Our new heavenly neighbor will be hanging around for a few months. Unfortunately, you’ll need professional equipment to see ...

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons will be at ground control for the ESA Hera mission at the European Space Operations Centre in ...

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

This means you will not be able to see this mini-moon with the naked eye. You likely won't be able to see it with a telescope ...