Our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles that one day could threaten Earth—so what ...

The likelihood of an impact isn’t low. A 2025 analysis led by the planetary scientist Carrie Nugent estimates asteroids 460 feet or larger strike Earth roughly once every 11,000 years — a 0.009 ...

An asteroid discovered just eight days ago will sweep past Earth tonight at a distance closer than one-quarter the gap ...

China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft, which lifted off on 29 May 2025, is on course to attempt a touch-and-go sample grab from near-Earth asteroid (469219) Kamoʻoalewa this month. If the maneuver succeeds, ...

A large asteroid does not need to hit Earth to expose a hard truth: the most dangerous space rocks may be the ones spotted ...

Our planet inhabits a hazardous environment. Earth is continually bombarded by cosmic objects. Luckily for its inhabitants, most of these objects are very small and cause no harm to life. Some, ...

International Asteroid Day highlights global efforts to detect, track and deflect potentially hazardous asteroids while ...

The rock is hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood at a zippy 8,768 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

Rubin Observatory LSST launched June 30, 2026, unleashing a nightly 7-million-alert sky survey powered by SLAC’s 60-second ...

NASA works with scientists worldwide to advance our understanding of what hazards are in our solar system and how we can mitigate the risks.

Two asteroid encounters by Japan and China reveal new clues about small worlds, sample returns, and future planetary defense.

Asteroid 1997 NC1 will pass Earth safely this week, though close enough to draw attention from astronomers. Credit : Lukasz Pawel Szczepanski, Shutterstock A large asteroid known as 1997 NC1 will make ...