In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid.

A large asteroid will pass close to Earth in July 2025. NASA and ISRO are closely monitoring its trajectory. The asteroid, ...

Scientists found that NASA's DART spacecraft ejected a massive barrage of boulders when it bashed into asteroid Dimorphos in ...

There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

NASA reports that the space rock, measuring around 1,200 feet across, is expected to make its closest approach on Thursday, ...

Measuring about 1,200 feet wide, 2005 VO5 belongs to the Aten group. These asteroids have orbits that frequently cross ...

It ultimately was successful, with NASA correctly predicting that it is possible to redirect celestial objects. The asteroid known as Dimorphos was approximately the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza, ...

In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...

NASA has issued a startling alert about a “City Killer” asteroid that could hit the Moon by 2032. Experts warn it may disrupt ...

NASA's DART spacecraft attempted to deflect an asteroid about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. New work tracking the debris has found a few fairly large surprises.

A stadium-sized asteroid, 2005 VO5, is set to approach Earth tomorrow morning. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirms its ...