A building-sized asteroid named 2022 YS5 is making a close approach to Earth on July 17, and space agencies across the globe ...

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Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...

NASA’s DART impact on Dimorphos unleashed boulders with more force than expected, complicating future defences.

Earth is hit by asteroids all the time, but to avoid severe damages in the future NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to protect us. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins AP ...

International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence is the unique occasion of the close approach of 99942 Apophis in 2029 for a worldwide campaign to raise awareness regarding asteroids ...

NASA’s Planetary Defense Strategy and Action Plan faces several significant challenges in efforts to detect, track and mitigate potential hazards posed by NEOs.

The report comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s initial budget proposal for NASA, which calls for historically large cuts to the space agency.

A Russia-controlled module on the space station has been leaking for years. Now, operators are working to figure out if the issue is affecting the entire station.

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday (June 23) — and included a special asteroid bonus.