Less than 24 hours after the Minor Planet Center announced a new asteroid, it said the object was actually Musk's electric ...

International Asteroid Day is observed around the world on June 30. Founded after the release of the 2014 sci-fi film 51 Degrees North, which explores what would happen if an asteroid were to ...

A 200-foot-wide asteroid found in December has a one-in-83 chance of hitting Earth, according to space agencies.

An asteroid the width of a full-size football pitch could hit Earth in seven years, astronomers have warned ...

International Asteroid Day was observed across the globe today. The day is observed to raise public awareness about the threat posed by near-Earth objects like asteroids or comets to the earth and its ...

A near-Earth "asteroid" recently spotted by astronomers poring through telescope data has turned out to be Elon Musk's car.

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

This may seem like a letdown: Isn't forming an International Asteroid Warning Group preparation ... A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from ...

LUXEMBOURG, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asteroid Day events are scheduled around the globe after two years of mostly digital events and programming. These events are largely independently ...