An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into Earth, but the James Webb Space Telescope went to get a look at it anyway. Here's what it found.

After circling Earth for over 50 years, a 1,091-pound landing module is set to reenter the planet's atmosphere next month.

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet today at a speed of around 45,991 miles per hour, according to NASA.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...

A dazzling celestial display will light up the night sky in the form of the first meteor shower in three months.The Lyrid ...

As the Lyrid meteor shower lights up the sky tonight, it’s the perfect moment to pair nature’s oldest light show with some ...

To best see the Lyrid meteor shower, Griffith Observatory's director suggests heading to the mountains or desert to get away ...

The Lyrid meteor shower will be visible in London night skies tonight (Thursday, April 16). This meteor shower is known for ...

Not to worry: Astronomers aren't interested in the small asteroid named Donaldjohanson for any danger it poses to Earth ... two smaller cosmic bodies crashing into one another.