NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...

Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...

That data shows that even with Earth avoiding direct impact, YR4 could still pose a threat in late 2032 by slamming into the ...

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Timelapse video shows speed of floodwater rising in Texas Katharine ...

A recent study, yet to be peer-reviewed, has revealed that asteroid YR4 smashing into our moon could have big implications here on Earth.

News Google Earth adds ability to rewind time and see area images from the past Users now have access to street-level historical images directly in Google Earth.

A giant umbrella-like satellite fitted with European tech has revealed its first images of Earth’s surface.

Astronomers have upped the odds that "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into the Moon, potentially causing a cloud of shrapnel that could impact Earth-orbiting satellites and other ...

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites ...

A melting glacier, a gigantic tree and an abandoned mining town are among the winning images of the Earth Photo 2025 competition.

The Tianwen-2 probe has sent a self-portrait as it heads toward one of the most enigmatic objects in our space neighborhood: the quasi-moon Kamo‘oalewa.