"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...

While asteroid mining is already being undertaken, the first mission didn't exactly go off without a hitch. Here's what ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured detailed data on asteroid 2024 YR4, a 200-foot-wide near-Earth object once ...

Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still ...

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 ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...

New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...