The launch will mean NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally closing in on their long-awaited flight back ...

Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...

It is known as a near-Earth asteroid, meaning its orbit presents a danger to Earth, according to NASA. It is between 130 and 300 feet wide and has a fluctuating chance of impacting the planet on ...

Rocket Lab will launch a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14), and you can watch the action live ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to launch the Crew-10 mission for NASA, ferrying a crew of four (ISS) for a six-month residency. The rocket a ...

2024 YR4 was discovered on December 27 of last year by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) — a NASA-funded asteroid detection program with telescopes around the world ...

In January 2025, scientists announced the discovery of organic molecules— the building blocks of life— in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid named Bennu. What can this discovery reveal ...

Launched Tuesday night from California by SpaceX, the Spherex observatory will survey the sky every six months from an orbit over Earth's poles.

Watch live launch coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. The four set to depart are NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut ...

A massive 150-foot airplane-sized asteroid is set to pass Earth tomorrow, prompting NASA to issue a cautionary alert.