In a few weeks, skygazers will be able to see asteroid “2024 ON” as it swings by Earth at an astronomically close, but still safe distance, according to the Virtual Telescope Project.

A building-sized asteroid will zoom by Earth Saturday, while another asteroid twice its size will make an even closer approach Monday, with NASA keeping an eye on the second asteroid due to its ...

A British scientist was the first person to see the rocky surface of the asteroid Eros as the American Near Shoemaker spacecraft historically touched down on it. Dr Louise Prockter, 36 ...

The California company also just raised $40 million from investors. Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge plans to make history next year. The California company announced Tuesday (Aug. 20 ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. An asteroid impacted Earth today, but it didn’t do any damage. The asteroid in ...

Scientists investigating the asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs after slamming into the Earth 66 million years ago have released a new study suggesting that it formed "beyond the orbit of Jupiter." ...

Although researchers could not study a direct sample of the asteroid since it was destroyed, Tissot explained that dust from the impact fell back to Earth, allowing them to study the fine ...

Further observations of the asteroid could hold clues to Psyche's chemical composition and its origins, offering insight into the early years of our solar system, including how Earth and other ...

The asteroid collision that killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago may have been a major cosmic crack-up, but it was nothing compared to a bigger impact that occurred roughly four billion years ...

A small and “harmless” asteroid entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines Wednesday afternoon, creating a fireball that lit up the sky, photos show. The asteroid zoomed high above ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge plans to make history next year. The California company ...