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

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Astronomers observed asteroid 2023 CX1 from discovery to its abrupt explosion over France, offering rare insights into sudden airbursts and planetary defense risks.

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

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

The asteroid is believed to be now 11 meters (36 feet) across, spinning on its axis every five minutes, and has a peculiar composition. The discovery has massive implications for the mission. One of ...

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

ESA says there is no impact risk after refined tracking; the virtual telescope project is streaming the flyby from tuscany.

Specialists specified that the asteroid’s next passage near Earth will take place in 11 years, on August 20, 2036 ...

Most of us imagine asteroids as giant space rocks that can cause catastrophic damage if they hit Earth. But a new study ...

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.