Scientists are on high alert as asteroid 2024 YR4, with a 4.3% chance of hitting the moon, could potentially cause significant damage to Earth's satellites and surface.

In the new study, researchers set out to calculate just how likely it is that an asteroid could hit Earth during the average ...

The researchers used NASA data to work out that there is a one in 156,000 chance of an individual being killed by an asteroid ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of near-Earth asteroids, a Tucson astronomer says.

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 ...

Otero and (18805) Kellyday. Though distant and faint, the early observations serve as both a successful instrument test and a demonstration of agile spacecraft operations that could prove useful for ...

Scientists have figured out the odds of a person dying from an asteroid over a human lifetime. In a strange experiment, they compared it with other scenarios that can kill human beings, such as ...

How do you identify a cosmic pebble passing across the void, three million kilometers distant, and be certain that it’s not another star? For ESA’s Hera mission, which is now far into its cruise ...

"We want to make sure that our exploration of the moon is done safely and that investments are made in a way that's carefully ...

Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino recalls the breathtaking view of India from space, particularly the stunning city lights ...