Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

While asteroid mining is already being undertaken, the first mission didn't exactly go off without a hitch. Here's what ...

Even with this small increase in the chance of a collision with the Moon, it is not big enough to alter the Moon's orbit, they said. So, where did this asteroid come from in the first place?

An asteroid discovered over 200 years ago which is roughly the size of Germany would have catastrophic consequences for life ...

Imagine giant space rocks zooming through the universe, but instead of following the usual cosmic rules, they do their own thing. That’s exactly what scientists discovered—seven mysterious ...

Asteroid 2014 TN17, a massive 540-foot space rock, will safely pass Earth at a distance of 5 million kilometers on March 26, 2025. However, its potentially hazardous designation stresses the ...

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Vesta stands some 40° high in the southern sky at 5 A.M. local daylight time. The fourth asteroid ever discovered ... the easternmost point in its orbit, Io is approaching the southeastern ...

A massive 540-foot asteroid, 2014 TN17, is heading towards Earth at an astonishing ... 2014 TN17 is an Apollo family near-Earth object (NEO), one class of asteroids that crosses the orbit of Earth.

Any future shifts in its orbit, whether due to gravitational forces or cosmic impacts, could alter its path. According to NASA, the asteroid will make its closest approach on March 26, 2025 ...