As the asteroid lines up for a planetary flyby in 2029, space agencies are coordinating to conduct some groundbreaking ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...

NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...

The asteroid won't collide with Earth, but the close flypast will give astronomers a once-in-a-blue-moon chance to observe and scan it, new information about the dynamics of near-Earth objects (NEOs).

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...

emphasizing the need for continuous monitoring of near-Earth objects. Image credits: Canva According to NASA, an asteroid named 2011 VG9, approximately 390 feet wide is approaching Earth at a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% chance ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, first discovered in December ... theoretical and numerical research, and characterising near-Earth object orbits, rotational states, shapes, and surface structure and ...

Discover the fascinating world of planets, asteroids, and near-Earth objects, including the Apophis asteroid and its potential impact in 2029, as well as the intriguing Devil Comet and the ...

The asteroid is classified as an Apollo-class Near-Earth Object (NEO), a group of space rocks that have been drawn into Earth's vicinity by the gravitational pull of neighboring planets.