A large asteroid is headed towards Earth – and could collide with us in just a few years.Known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, the ...

YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a ...

Astronomers are closely monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4 as it heads towards Earth. Should we be worried about it? Here's what ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...

A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032. NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla ...

Rock and dust samples from the Bennu asteroid contain molecules that are the "key to life" on Earth, NASA officials announced ...

Bennu samples brought back by a University of Arizona-led space mission contain the key ingredients of life and signs of the ...

The scientists also found tiny crystals of rare salt minerals called halite and sylvite within Bennu's dust particles. These ...