Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?

If such ‘twilight’ asteroids approach Earth, "they could pose serious impact hazards," warned the astronomer behind the ...

A small asteroid, known as 2025 TF, flew over Antarctica on October 1, 2025, at an altitude of only 266 miles.

A groundbreaking study of asteroid Ryugu has revealed something scientists never expected: water moved through its rocky ...

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved from ...

For 26 years now, Tom Sietsema has been a faceless name that struck a chord throughout the entirety of the D.C. area’s food and beverage industry. While most didn’t know what the food critic for The ...

The European space agency (ESA) signed a deal worth 129 million euros ($154 million) on Tuesday to make a spacecraft for a joint project with NASA looking at how to deflect an asteroid heading for ...

A new focus of attention has settled over the night sky: asteroid 2024 YR4, about 60 meters in diameter, could collide with the Moon on December 22, 2032, with an estimated probability of around 4.3%.

When astronauts land near the moon's south pole as part of NASA's Artemis program in a few years, they likely will find themselves in an unexpected treasure trove of clues that could help scientists ...

Apophis was first discovered in 2004, and appeared that it could potentially impact earth in 2029, 2036, or 2068 ...

After decades of debate, scientists have finally confirmed that the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was created by a massive asteroid impact around 45 million years ago. Credit: ...