NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.

NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...

According to NASA, asteroids are inactive bodies made of all the rocky, dusty and metallic materials left behind from the ...

As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...

Asteroid 2025 OU1, about 140 feet in diameter, will safely pass Earth in 2025. While it poses no immediate threat, scientists ...

A massive asteroid, named 2025 OW, resembling a 25-storey building, is approaching Earth next week. It measures about 220 ...

An asteroid the "size of an aeroplane" is expected to pass by Earth in the coming days. The space rock named 2025 OW will ...

An asteroid the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is speeding toward Earth and will make its closest pass on Monday, July 28.

An asteroid named 2025 ME92 is set to fly past Earth on July 31. It will maintain a safe distance of 3.19 million kilometers. NASA and ISRO are monito ...

Officially known as 2025 OW, the asteroid is reportedly 220 feet big. According to NASA's schedule, it will pass Earth on ...