NASA's Lucy spacecraft is set to fly by the asteroid Donaldjohanson, located 139 million miles away in the asteroid belt.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...

NASA’s Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...

NASA has just premiered Planetary Defenders, offering a fascinating look at the high-stakes work geared toward protecting Earth from any large asteroids discovered coming our way.

New research has revealed why carbonaceous asteroids, some of the most chemically primitive materials in the solar system, ...

Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...

If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere. One way to ...

Of all the asteroids that become meteoroids by striking Earth's surface, only 4% contain abundant carbon. But scientists know ...

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...