The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to ...

The asteroid, named Apophis, will pass around 20,000 miles from Earth's surface on April 13, 2029—closer than many satellites ...

This occurrence will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance ...

Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids, large enough to cause damage, could be in space. Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth known as ...

Aarti Holla-Maini of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is primed to spot a potential planetary strike – and a year ago, she thought the moment had come ...

The 1998 sci-fi classic Armageddon might not have a reputation as a scientifically accurate film. But scientists now say the Hollywood blockbuster got one thing right – we really could nuke an ...

A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from ...

At the heart of the asteroid belt, a celestial object named Psyche deeply intrigues the scientific community. With its diameter of 226 kilometers (about 140 miles), its improbable metallic structure ...