A newly discovered asteroid, 2026 EG1, is set to make an exceptionally close pass by Earth on the night of March 12, 2026.
According to the space agency's tracking, the rock is hurtling through space at more than 21,500 miles per hour.
A bus-size asteroid known as 2026 EG1 flew past Earth closer than the moon late Thursday. Here's what NASA had to say about ...
Asteroid 2026 EG1 was discovered on March 8, less than one week ago.
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission not only altered an asteroid’s orbit but, for the first time, a new study shows we also successfully changed the asteroids' path around the sun.
A 140-foot space rock, Asteroid 2007 EG, will pass relatively close to Earth soon. Scientists say it’s harmless, yet they’re watching carefully. Why does this flyby matter for future asteroid defence?
NASA’s DART mission changed the Dimorphos' asteroid orbit around the Sun, proving spacecraft impacts could help defend Earth.
NASA's DART mission didn’t just change the orbit of Dimorphos, the asteroid it hit. It changed the orbit of the larger ...
The NASA DART spacecraft shifted the orbits of two asteroids around the sun after intentionally crashing into one of them.
A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun.
New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 won't impact the moon in 2032.
NASA said earlier this month that an asteroid that at one point had a 4% chance of hitting the moon will miss the lunar ...