The European Space Agency (ESA) announced it remotely updated the software of the Hera spacecraft currently en-route to 65803 ...

See asteroid Dimorphous, pre- and post-impact, in this time-lapse of Hubble Space Telescope imagery. The space rock was ...

A giant asteroid roughly the size of a skyscraper will pass within seven lunar distances of Earth on June 27. Here's how to watch the rare flyby during two livestreams on June 26 and June 27. The ...

Analysts say the Torifune fly-by highlights Tokyo's growing role in global space safety efforts and its 'goodwill science' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare asteroid will soon be visible to the naked eye in a rare celestial event, according to astronomers. Asteroid 99942 Apophis ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is working on a new mission called Near-Earth Object Mission in the Infrared, or NEOMIR, which aims to detect asteroids.

China's state space agency announced a coordinated ground-and-space monitoring system for near-Earth asteroids on June 30, ...

A colossal asteroid, 1997 NC1, measuring up to four Empire State Buildings wide, will safely pass Earth this Saturday morning at a distance of 1.6 million miles.

A large asteroid about the size of the Eiffel Tower is expected to come unusually close to Earth in 2029, but there is no risk of impact, scientists said. The asteroid, named Apophis, will pass around ...

Asteroid 1997 NC1, comparable to four Empire State Buildings in size, will safely pass Earth this weekend at 1.6 million miles away, posing no threat according to space agencies.

NASA - PHOTO: Near-Earth asteroid Apophis is a potentially hazardous asteroid that will safely pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. A rare asteroid will soon be visible to the naked eye in a rare ...