The gigantic asteroid 2024 ON, about the size of a blue whale, will fly close to Earth next Tuesday, missing our planet by ...

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.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe just nailed its second trial run for a sample collection attempt in October. The goal is to obtain samples from the surface of the asteroid Bennu and then return ...

But researchers have found hard evidence of an asteroid impact that had a massive effect on the Earth's climate along with asteroid-specific minerals like iridium at the crater in Chicxulub ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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