The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

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This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

Unistellar's citizen scientists are using their smart telescopes to engage in planetary defense, research and observational astronomy.

A hidden population of asteroids sharing Venus' orbit could threaten Earth in a few thousand years, and we might not even see them coming without better telescopes. These so-called Venus co-orbital ...

Scientists warn that certain asteroids could become more dangerous upon entering Earth, potentially complicating asteroid ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no danger to the planet.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.

In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically through the system, smashing into each other in collisional cascades. Over time ...

When Joel Sercel thinks about the promise of extracting valuable resources from asteroids for use in space, he recalls other world-changing technologies that exploded when the time and circumstances ...

The curious minds at What If imagine the worst asteroids from history hitting Earth tomorrow, revealing catastrophic impacts and extinction-level events.

Measuring around 41 feet in diameter, the asteroid is speeding towards our planet at more than 38,500 miles per hour.