New research shows hidden Venus asteroids could unleash city-sized impacts. Learn why they’re so hard to spot and how telescopes might find them.

The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists probe the logistics of destroying it — possibly with nuclear weapons — before ...

NASA announced that four astronauts will head on a trip around the Moon early next year in what would be the first crewed lunar mission in five decades.

NASA is tracking a bus-sized asteroid that will make a close approach to Earth today, confirming there is no threat to the planet.

NASA is tracking a massive asteroid headed towards Earth named 2021 R16, which will come remarkably close to our planet as it ...

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NASA's Psyche mission and US startups are accelerating efforts to mine asteroids for valuable metals, promising vast riches ...

Scientists are taking precautions against Asteroid 2024 YR4, which might hit the Moon in 2032. Instead of the usual plan to ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, whirling serenely around the sun, will certainly not hit Earth in 2032 as once feared. But they've run the ...

NASA could soon trial a new defence strategy to prevent a giant asteroid hurtling towards the Moon and posing a huge risk to astronauts. It comes after NASA intentionally used a spacecraft to bump ...

An asteroid has a slight chance of hitting the moon in 2032. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4 and a way to stop that.

Astronomers are considering blowing up the “city killer” asteroid, estimated to have a small chance of crashing onto the Moon ...