Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids. NASA has a network of telescopes used to track near-Earth asteroids ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

If this asteroid follows the pattern of other near-Earth asteroids after their discovery, the chances of impact will rise and then fall, according to the agency. For example, the asteroid Apophis ...

About 150 m wide, it is an Apollo group asteroid, a category of near-Earth asteroids that could hit our planet. Its composition is still being analyzed, but initial data indicate that the asteroid is ...

Gravitational interactions (typically with Jupiter) can sometimes send asteroids flying out of the belt, however, potentially bringing them into the inner solar system and even near Earth.

Cataloging these asteroids is fundamental, both for scientific research—to elucidate the origins and evolution of the solar system—and for planetary security—by identifying near-Earth objects, ...

What is the 'alien' that has been found near the South Pole? NASA is keeping a close watch on three asteroids making near-Earth approaches today. One of them, named 2025 CF, will pass within just ...