The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is planning to hit the “doomsday asteroid” with a nuclear bomb and destroy ...

Astronomers are observing asteroid 2024 YR4. It may hit the Moon in 2032. A lunar impact could send debris toward Earth. This ...

With no atmosphere to slow it down, asteroid 2024 YR4 could carve a 1-km-wide crater—the largest fresh lunar scar in 5,000 ...

NASA will launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission around the Moon in over 50 years, on February 5, 2026. The milestone flight clears the path for Artemis III, planned for 2027, which will attempt ...

NASA announced Sept. 19 it had selected Blue Origin to deliver the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, ...

The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists ...

Such a collision could have devastating consequences for satellites and astronauts in space, prompting a group of scientists ...

NASA's Artemis program is preparing its first crewed mission around the moon, targeting a launch as early as February. The ...

With 55,000 students enrolled, the University of Texas hit another all-time record size. Though international students ...

NASA has chosen 10 new astronaut candidates who will train for missions to the Moon and Mars. Their selection represents a ...

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the moon — by blowing it up with nukes. Their unorthodox ...