The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

China's Tianwen 2 mission captured stunning views of Earth and the moon from deep space just days after launch.

The US space agency confirmed that YS5 poses no threat to our planet – but at 120ft in diameter, similar in size to a ...

The team of physicists from The University of Arizona say they were motivated by the possibility of Compact Ultradense ...

An asteroid is labelled risky if it comes within 7.4 million kilometres and measures more than 85 metres across.

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other ...

THERE may be a flaw in Nasa’s only defence against Earth-shattering asteroids, according to new analysis. In 2022, the US ...

NASA has identified a 210-foot, airplane-sized asteroid approaching Earth today, although scientists assure it will not ...

Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this probability was still slowly rising as the asteroid faded out of view,” the ...