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

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting the moon. To save it from collision, scientists are considering launching a nuclear ...

There are many programs that detect near-Earth asteroids as part of countries' planetary defense strategies. In the case of ...

No one spotted the asteroid as it approached. Astronomers caught it only a few hours after it had already passed, when data ...

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, flying at 27,000 mph (43,000 km/h), slammed directly into Earth. The impact ...

Strange glass strewn across southern Australia appears to be from a mystery asteroid impact 11 million years ago.

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Scientists are still concerned that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon in the future One of the solutions suggested is nuking the asteroid to save the moon Scientists say the plan to use nuclear ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, described as a “city killer,” is on a trajectory that could lead to a collision with the moon, prompting scientists to propose a nuclear intervention to avert the impact. This ...

The comet is fast approaching its closest encounter with Earth on Tuesday, March 21, a harmless 28.6 million miles.

I Sat Next To A Gun 'Fanatic' On A Plane. When I Told Him What My Job Is, Things Got Interesting. An asteroid just made 'one ...

Get ready for some news that’s out of this world. An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be on course to make contact with the moon—and such an impact wouldn’t come without consequence, according to an ...