2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking the asteroid 2024 YY5. The space rock will approach Earth on Sunday, January 26.

Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of ...

Scientists have reevaluated the catastrophic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid that struck 66 million years ago, revising the ...

The asteroid is about 33 feet (10 meters) across and poses no danger to Earth. It joins another known lunar asteroid ...

On January 25, 2025, asteroid 2025 BK will pass close to Earth. This flyby highlights the important work scientists do to ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...

It was in 2018, when Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk took the audacious step of 'strapping' a car before launching it into ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.