"For asteroids of the size scale relevant to planetary defense (i.e., ∼50-500 m), the mass can only be directly measured ...

A 170-foot asteroid is set to race past Earth today at extraordinary speed, NASA says. Though no impact is expected, ...

The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.

Asteroid 2026 CU1 will sweep past Earth this week at high speed, close enough to attract attention yet deemed safe, raising ...

She’s worried about the a-rock-alypse. A planetary defense expert is warning that humanity is defenseless against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to take out a ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

A NASA planetary expert has revealed that humankind has no way to protect against a city-killer asteroid if it were to head ...

The Mars Perseverance rover has been investigating the Jezero Crater and came across something that is not native to Mars at all. It is a meteorite that collided with the red planet. Though various ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Geminid meteor shower and stargazing at the Tunnel View of Yosemite National Park in California, United States on ...

NASA is weighing in on the New Year’s Day boom heard across the Pittsburgh region. Researchers confirmed an exploding meteor was the “likely culprit” and estimated the size of the object at about ...