Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward.

NASA has a planetary defense project that identified possible threats in near our solar system that could cause another mass ...

The space rock will make its closest approach—at a cosmically slight 183,000 miles from our planet—later today, according to the space agency.

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

The 55-feet-wide space rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 17,717 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

WASHINGTON — Summer's most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks early Wednesday. At the same time, Venus and Jupiter ...

The Perseids, the year's most popular meteor shower, will peak tonight, but August's waning full moon could impact viewing. Here's what to know.

The Perseid meteor shower hits its peak in activity for 2 nights this week, but will a nearly full moon spoil the show? How to watch “shooting stars” ...

Is the Moon concealing the icy core of an ancient asteroid within its interior? Under the Moon’s greatest intact impact ...

The resources tucked away in asteroids promise to provide the building blocks of humanity's expansion into space. However, accessing those resources can prove tricky. There's the engineering challenge ...

Discover the 4.56-billion-year-old McDonough Meteorite, a rare stony meteorite that shook Georgia with a sonic boom, now ...