The Hayabusa2 mission is facing a new challenge after observations showed the asteroid it is going to rendezvous with and ...

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Astronomers have used observatories around the world, including the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO ...

New observations reveal that the asteroid 1998 KY26 is much smaller and spinning much faster than originally thought.

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, expects its spacecraft to rendezvous with the asteroid in July 2031. The ...

The asteroid will pass the Earth at a distance of about 135,000 miles (about 217,000 km), considered "close" in astronomical ...

Asteroid 2025 FA22, measuring up to 951 feet across, will make a close approach to Earth early Thursday according to NASA ...

An artist's impression of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission touching down on the surface of the asteroid 1998 KY26. New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have r ...

Asteroid 2025 FA22, about building-sized (520 feet wide), will fly past Earth on September 18 at a distance of 523,000 miles.

A gigantic asteroid, larger than a skyscraper, is racing toward Earth at over 24,000 mph in what scientists call a ...

After a catastrophic asteroid impact 78 million years ago, life didn't just survive—it thrived, at least according to new ...

NASA has confirmed asteroid 2025 RL2 is approaching. The space rock measures about 70 feet wide and is racing through space ...