The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered 11,000 new asteroids, including some that come close to Earth ...

NASA and other space agencies track thousands of near-Earth objects like this one. There are more than 41,000 known near-Earth asteroids that come relatively close to Earth’s orbit, and scientists are ...

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...

Five asteroids, including one the size of a house, will approach Earth within the next two days. On Wednesday, March 25, the asteroids, the size of a car, an airplane, and two more the size of buses, ...

She’s worried about the a-rock-alypse. A planetary defense expert is warning that humanity is defenseless against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to take out a ...

WASHINGTON — An asteroid the size of a bus made a relatively close flyby of Earth late Thursday night, according to NASA’s asteroid tracking program. The space rock, known as 2026 EG1, is estimated to ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.

Findings improve understanding of meteorite origins and impact‑risk models. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study has highlighted a striking, size-dependent trend in the ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A model of the inner Solar System showing the asteroids discovered by Rubin in light teal.