Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ...

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

Asteroids have significantly impacted Earth's history through numerous collisions, shaping the planet's geography and ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). Scientists believe that the ...

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

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

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

"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...

NASA will brief media at 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 29, to provide an update on science results from NASA's OSIRIS-REx ...

Typically, asteroids - like the one depicted in this artist's concept - originate from the main asteroid belt between the ...

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

Approximately 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid, estimated to be 10–15 kilometers in diameter, struck the Yucatán ...