NASA's Psyche spacecraft will perform a flyby of Mars to get a gravity assist. The maneuver will act like a slingshot, boosting the spacecraft's speed for its journey. Psyche is on a six-year mission ...

That distance is about a quarter of that between Earth and the moon. Given how recently it was discovered, there is high uncertainty about the exact orbit of the asteroid, but data suggest that 2026 ...

Don’t look up! But if you do, you might be able to see a bus-sized asteroid passing Earth. The newly discovered space rock is said to make a close call early next week, flying by Earth, but rather ...

Other sources for asteroid activity include breakup when an asteroid spins too fast, tidal forces ripping apart asteroids during close encounters with a planet, or gas release. Researchers most ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, ...

Debris from an Earth-bound asteroid may still be a problem – if it hits the Moon Atari made it look so simple: press a few buttons to move, rotate, vanish through hyperspace, fire missiles, and boom: ...

A large asteroid about the size of the Eiffel Tower is expected to come unusually close to Earth in 2029, but there is no risk of impact, scientists said. The asteroid, named Apophis, will pass around ...

This occurrence will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance Lexi Lane is a weekend banking writer at PEOPLE. She first joined as a ...