CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the ...

Good news for those concerned about reports of a potential asteroid impact in 2032: NASA has dramatically lowered the ...

The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.

A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 ...

SETI Institute In the News This month at the SETI Institute, exciting developments are shaping our understanding of the ...

Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.

For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 295 feet in diameter, it was described as a potential “city killer.” ...

Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...

More than 38,000 asteroids are known to be in Earth’s vicinity, including 973 “planet killers” of more than half a mile in diameter. Most pose no risk. But NASA estimates that only about 43% of nearby ...

YR4 tracked by NASA scientists was discovered in its orbit. Initial calculations projected a very low chance of hitting Earth ...

NASA is tracking a bus-sized asteroid zipping past the Earth at nearly 16,000 miles per hour today. The asteroid, known as "2025 DM7," is estimated to be about 42 feet across and soared past our ...