In April 2029, Apophis is predicted by NASA to come within 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) of the Earth's surface. Closer ...

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth asteroids from the comfort of your home. June 30 is the 10th anniversary of ...

NASA representatives at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas announced over the weekend that amateur astronomers could more easily help find and track asteroids thanks to a new app. The ...

We’ve all heard about the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, a colossal rock 10 kilometers wide. However, there are some ...

There are well over a million asteroids in the solar system. Most don't cross paths with Earth, but some do and there's a risk one of these will collide with our planet. Taking a census of nearby ...

Siddharth Patel, 12, is a night sky enthusiast whose latest discovery is putting him on the world stage. Patel is now one of ...

Asteroids: Outpost is an open world, sandbox survival game. Mankind has expanded its reach into the distant corners of the solar system. Near-space vessels, heavy industry on the moon and thriving ...

Earth only has one true moon, but astronomers have identified a handful of asteroids they call "quasi-moons" because they appear to mimic the moon's behavior.

Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks. A time-lapse of images from NASA’s James Webb Space ...

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