NASA's DART spacecraft attempted to deflect an asteroid about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. New work tracking the debris has found a few fairly large surprises.

NASA has confirmed that the 200-foot-wide asteroid, 2019 NW5, is nearing Earth today. Travelling at a speed of 36,900 mph, it's considered a close approach by astronomers.

When NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with a small asteroid moon in late 2022, the impact made history. It was the first ...

In Jharkhand's Ramgarh, train operations were halted for nearly two hours to allow a female elephant to give birth safely ...

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

Oak Ridge High Class of '82 grad Ron Garret worked with JPL, Google, formed several companies, made a film, and more.

NASA's DART spacecraft unintentionally triggered a massive boulder ejection upon impacting asteroid moon Dimorphos, ...

In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...

Unlike rocky planets where asteroid impacts leave visible craters, gas giants like Saturn have outer layers of hydrogen and ...

NASA asteroid defense setback prompts experts to warn about gaps in Earth’s planetary protection strategy. Length: 145 ...