NASA estimated probability that an asteroid could collide with Earth in 2032 was raised from 1.6% to 1.9%, with the news ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

Bennu’s highly unlikely impact with Earth—which could happen in 157 years—could cause a global winter and drought, modeling ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...

Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...

The threat of Asteroid 2024 YR4 has not gone away just yet. The near-Earth object was discovered in December and calculations ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...

The incoming object created an impact basin and sent streams of rocks hurtling like missiles, NASA said. Within minutes, two ...

The discovery is a capstone achievement for NASA, which went to great lengths to secure and deliver asteroid samples from ...