Watch: Asteroid "fireball" seen after only ninth-ever pre-impact detection
The asteroid, named 2024 RW1, was only about 3 feet across and was detected mere hours before it burned up in our atmosphere.
"Giant impact" 20x size of dino killer shifted Solar System's largest moon
Spanning nearly 190 miles in diameter, this colossal asteroid forever altered the icy, ocean-filled landscape of Jupiter's moon.
Hundreds of asteroids may have secret moons "just waiting to be found"
"Binary asteroids are difficult to find as they are mostly so small and far away from us," researcher Luana Liberato said.
NASA asteroid-hunting telescope to burn up in atmosphere
The NEOWISE mission's "huge number of discoveries have expanded our knowledge of asteroids and comets," said Laurie Leshin, director of NASA JPL.
Secrets of asteroid deflected by NASA may help save Earth
"Planetary defense efforts rely on estimates of the mechanical properties of asteroids," researchers wrote.
NASA images show asteroids passing Earth
Asteroids 2011 UL21 and 2024 MK zipped past Earth on June 27 and 29, respectively.
Asteroid to pass close to Earth tomorrow—How to see it
2024 MK, the Washington Monument-sized asteroid, is due to pass Earth closer than the moon on Saturday morning.
The $10 quintillion object floating through space
"By studying asteroid Psyche, we hope to better understand our universe and our place in it," NASA's Nicola Fox said.
Asteroid size of Washington Monument to pass close to Earth, NASA says
2024 MK is estimated to be between 394 to 885 feet in diameter, and it is set to fly past us closer than the moon.
Mystery of unique double moon shines light on planet formation
"There's a lot more complexity in these small bodies than we originally thought," said researcher Jessica Sunshine.
Mystery of how Pluto got its heart finally "solved" by astrophysicists
The large heart-shaped region may have formed after a massive but slow-moving object collided with Pluto at a strange angle.
NASA says giraffe-sized asteroid to pass incredibly close to Earth today
2024 GJ2 will pass at only 4 percent of the distance between the Earth and Mars, making it a very close flyby.
Debris from NASA asteroid collision may hit Mars
Huge chunks of an asteroid that NASA sent a spacecraft slamming into may one day collide with Mars, new research has found.
Asteroid struck by NASA spacecraft might have healed itself
Rather than creating a crater, the collision caused the asteroid to reshape itself, thanks to its rubble-like ground.
NASA data detects water on asteroids for the first time ever
"Of particular interest is the distribution of water on asteroids, because that can shed light on how water was delivered to Earth," researcher Anicia Arredondo said.
Asteroid strikes may have frozen past Earth into 'snowball,' study argues
By blotting out the sun with dust clouds, an impact on an already chilly Earth could set off runaway cooling, models suggest.
"Uncommon" minerals could reveal secrets of the moon's past
The 3.8 pounds of moondust flown back by China's Chang'e-5 in 2020 marked the first lunar sample brought home since the 1970s.
NASA says Empire State Building-sized asteroid to pass Earth Friday
The asteroid, named 2008 OS7, will fly by the Earth faster than a speeding bullet, with a velocity of around 40,700 mph.
How scientists would nuke an asteroid to defend Earth
Deploying a nuclear device has been proposed as one possible solution to protect our planet against a catastrophic impact.
Year's "best" meteor shower to grace skies across the globe this week
The Geminid meteor shower should peak on Thursday, with best viewing late Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday morning.
Meteoroids may have brought building block of life to Earth's birthplace
Nitrogen compounds may have made their way to Earth via tiny meteoroids, scientists have found.
Scientists reveal exactly what killed the dinosaurs
Silicate dust produced after the asteroid prevented photosynthesis and plunged Earth into a brutal winter, killing the dinosaurs and 75 percent of life.
Asteroid size of 8-story building to fly closer to Earth than moon
2023 TM3, an 80-foot asteroid, is classified as a near-Earth object (NEO), but is too small to be considered a potentially hazardous object (PHO).
House-sized asteroid to pass closer to Earth than the moon
Asteroid 2023 RR5 is due to skim past at a distance of 130,000 miles away from Earth, nearly twice as close as the Moon at 240,000 miles.
New comet approaching Earth might soon be visible to naked eye
This comet was only discovered on August 11 by amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimura, and is getting brighter in the sky as it approaches the Earth and sun.
NASA's impending mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid explained
The launch of the Psyche spacecraft to its namesake asteroid is due this October, and will only arrive at its Asteroid Belt location in 2029.
NASA solves mystery of the fireball that lit up the West Virginia sky
The huge explosion of light was seen on August 2, with eyewitnesses across the eastern U.S. reporting a mystery object falling to Earth.
Scientists solve mystery of why they couldn't find ancient craters
Craters deeper than 6 miles and older than 2 billion years may have eroded away completely, scientists have found.
Planets might have "siblings," astronomers find
A cloud of debris is seemingly orbiting around a star in the same path as another planet, in the first evidence of two exoplanets sharing an orbit.
Woman hit by a meteorite while having a coffee with a friend
The phenomenon of people being struck by meteorites is extremely rare, with the majority of them falling into the ocean.