ASTEROID

NASA indicates that the giant asteroid 2013 TV135 will not destroy Earth in 2032.

Astronomers were able to compare previous observations of asteroid Vesta with new data collected by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.

NASA is entering the workshop phase of its Asteroid Initiative and is encouraging the public to participate in the presentations beginning on Sept. 30.

Researchers believe a large space probe could deflect an asteroid away from Earth thus avoiding a potential catastrophe.

NASA’s asteroid-hunting spacecraft, WISE, will return to service to assist the space agency in exploring asteroids.

These 12 near-Earth asteroids could be mined for precious metals and other raw materials.

NASA has created a visual map of all of the 1,397 potentially hazardous asteroids surrounding the Earth.

The discovery of a comet graveyard in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter contains "Lazarus comets" that come back to life with a little help from Jupiter.

Researchers have named the small objects orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune centaurs and new observations indicate these mysterious objects are most likely comets.

NASA has issued a Grand Challenge to identify all potential asteroid threats to Earth.

Radar images show what seems to be a 2,000-foot-wide moon circling the 1.7 mile-wide QE2.

Thankfully, 1998 QE2 is going to stay out pretty far -- at least 15 times the distance between the Earth and the moon.

Lunar rock samples bear a chemical fingerprint that suggests the Moon once had traces of water that originate from the asteroid belt near Jupiter.

Startup company Uwingu charges a fee to nominate names for extrasolar planets, which the International Astronomical Union isn't taking kindly to.

NASA is seeking $100 million to capture an asteroid and place it in orbit around the moon.

A team of European and American scientists has an ambitious plan to deal with dangerous asteroids. Specifically, they want to smash a space probe into one to see exactly how to stop them.

What could be done if a huge asteroid is heading towards New York City in three weeks? Answer is: “Pray,” says NASA chief.

Asteroid 2013 ET is scheduled to buzz the earth on Saturday, where to live stream the flyby.

A newly discovered asteroid with a size of a football field will zoom past Earth Mar. 9, Saturday. When And Where To Watch It Live.

A newly discovered asteroid similar to the big chunk that struck Russia two weeks ago is set to pass Earth on Tuesday morning.

News of a meteor exploding over Russia made international headlines the same day that California residents reported seeing a fireball flying overhead on Friday.