Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...

YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...

The rocket-powered Gracie will conduct five hops during its short lunar stay, including one into the depths of a shadowy ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a ...

Two canyons that splay out from a vast asteroid crater on the moon may have been quickly formed by chains of impacts that ...

Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system. Nasa releases images.

It remains the biggest cosmic haul from beyond the moon. The two previous asteroid sample missions, by Japan, yielded considerably less material. Small amounts of Bennu’s precious black grains ...

Is an asteroid set to collide with Earth in 2032? Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) say they have spotted a space rock that could smash into the Earth. While the ...

Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles. It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than 1% chance of ...

The asteroid was first spotted on August 7, 2024. At that time, it was described as a “temporary mini-moon” because, according to scientists’ predictions, it was likely to swirl around Earth. It ...