Characterizing near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) is critical if we hope to eventually stop one from hitting us. But so far, missions to do so have been expensive, which is never good for space exploration.

Asteroid hunters have identified 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids using cutting-edge tech that could potentially stave off armageddon in the future.

A new NASA map from the space agency’s Near-Earth Object Program, reveals that more than 556 space rocks smashed into the atmosphere over a 20-year period between 1994 and 2013.

NASA has created a map of 'potentially hazardous' asteroids that could pose an impact threat to Earth. See why NASA mapped more than 1,400 potentially dangerous space rocks.

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million near-Earth objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are constantly orbiting close to our planet. Every night, astronomers track NEOs ...

Earth is perfectly safe from a menacing asteroid known as 2024 YR4 that is big enough to level a city, but the moon? Not so ...

In the battle to defend the planet from hazardous asteroids, amateur astronomers have taken on a new role — for the first time, helping to map a near-Earth asteroid (NEA), revealing its shape ...

We will rock you. On Tuesday, three “airplane” sized asteroids will be shooting by the planet, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The first is an 84-foot one that will… ...

There are tens of thousands of near-Earth asteroids, some even labeled 'potentially hazardous,' yet scientists know of zero asteroids that pose a real threat to Earth.

Animation depicts a mapping of the positions of known near-Earth objects (NEOs) at points in time over the past 20 years, ending with a map of all known asteroids as of January 2018.

Planets Stunning new map of the Milky Way shows 800 million stars, galaxies and near-earth asteroids By Brandon Specktor Senior Writer LiveScience Published February 1, 2019 11:30am EST Facebook ...

Fiery asteroids smash into Earth’s atmosphere at such a stunning rate, it’s a wonder we don’t see fireballs raining down from the skies more frequently. A new NASA map from the space agency ...