“By identifying objects that ground telescopes can miss, this mission will provide the critical data we need to safeguard our ...

Five asteroids are on track to pass within 4.6 million miles of Earth in the coming days, and NASA’s planetary defense system is watching each one. The objects were flagged by the Center for ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced it remotely updated the software of the Hera spacecraft currently en-route to 65803 ...

NASA says five notable asteroids will safely pass Earth in the second half of 2026, helping scientists improve asteroid tracking and strengthen planetary defense.

If an asteroid was ever threatening Earth, the best way to stop it might be with a nuclear explosion, according to a new ...

Scientists in China say a nuclear explosion could be the most effective way to stop a large asteroid—and they may have ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Estimated to measure some 41 feet across, the asteroid known as “2025 ...

Humanity needs to step up its asteroid-hunting game. To date, astronomers have spotted more than 8,000 near-Earth asteroids that are at least 460 feet (140 meters) wide — big enough to wipe out an ...

You may not know that nearly every year a handful of asteroids skim past Earth at distances that are startlingly close in ...

Astronomers don’t treat every “close approach” headline the same way the public does. On June 9, two near-Earth objects, 2026 LD and 2026 KM3, are being tracked as they pass Earth at distances ...