The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully moved asteroid moonlet Dimorphos "by a whopping 33 minutes," according to NASA. See the highlights here. Credit: NASA ...

Belfast astronomer at ground control on mission to stop asteroid strike on Earth - Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from Queen’s ...

From the mysterious Planet Nine to the prospect of a "human-caused meteor shower," space and physics editor Brandon Specktor ...

Asteroid-detecting AI algorithms have already identified 27,000 new pieces of space debris, bringing the known number to 1.3 ...

NASA and European Space Agency collaborating on planetary defense missions to determine if we can deflect near-Earth objects away from Earth.

The European Space Agency (ESA) launched an augmented reality app meant to adverstise the Hera mission to the Dimorphos ...

An asteroid the size of around nine reindeer - coincidentally, how many reindeer Santa Claus supposedly uses - is set to pass ...

Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks.

Another asteroid, known as 2020 XR ... Launched in November 2021, DART traveled for more than 10 months before crashing into Dimorphos, which posed no threat to Earth. And to gauge whether ...

A 10-story asteroid, 2024 XN1, traveling at 14,743 mph, will skim Earth on Dec 24. Though harmless, it highlights space ...

NASA revealed two giant asteroids, which are said to be about 100 ft in size, are charging towards Earth and belong to the ...

XS3 will pass Earth on December 19, 2024, at a safe distance of 2,080,000 miles. While there is no risk of collision, the flyby offers valuable insights into the nature of asteroids and the importance ...