Psyche is often said to be worth around £8,000,000,000,000,000,000 based on estimates of how much metal it may contain. This ...

NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen ...

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At least it's not hitting Earth, we suppose.

Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow.

A nearly 60 meter Apollo-class near-Earth asteroid, 2024 YR4 was spotted in 2024 whose path crosses both Earth’s and the Moon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recently, the online world has been abuzz with speculation that NASA has confirmed the discovery of a second moon in Earth's orbit ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026. Image from Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project www.virtualtelescope.eu A massive near-Earth asteroid of “planet ...

There's a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by ...

This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...