As our understanding of space grows, so does our awareness of the potential threats posed by near-Earth asteroids. Recent ...

The Lucy spacecraft is already well on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. But that doesn't mean that it can't make some ...

The resources tucked away in asteroids promise to provide the building blocks of humanity's expansion into space. However, accessing those resources can prove tricky. There's the engineering challenge ...

People residing in the Golden State have the best chances of witnessing asteroids and meteors dash across the night sky, ...

Together, DART and Hera lay the foundations for future planetary protection missions. Focusing on asteroids that could pose harm to our planet, these missions require planning and execution at short ...

"Initially, it'll just be a new tool, an augmentation to the existing toolbelt of astronomical observatories. But ultimately, ...

But large asteroids hanging around Earth? We've spotted plenty of those, and scientists are discovering new near-Earth asteroids practically daily, with more than 27,000 identified to date.

The two space rocks will sail past at a distance of millions of miles, but if they were to strike, they would cause ...

A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.

To keep solar power stations from getting lazy, Sandia National Laboratories scientist John Sandusky is looking to give ...