Of the five asteroids, one will be closer to Earth than the moon, according to NASA.

Space is filled with threats that we can't see until it is too late.

Asteroids sometimes exhibit unexpected behaviors. Recent images show that some of them gently exchange fragments in a slow ...

On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid sparked a lot of headlines. But many of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An asteroid is seen flying near the Earth, specifically near the Middle East, in this artistic illustration. (photo credit: ...

When we think of asteroids, we almost immediately think of giant rocks bouncing around like the iconic chase scene in "The Empire Strikes Back," and we often hear how they are remnants from the birth ...

Asteroids would’ve supplied the raw materials, heat, and geologic plumbing to circulate prebiotic matter while also creating freshwater lakes ...

Scientists discover binary asteroids near Earth can trade rocks and dust through slow collisions, revealing clues about ...

More space technology must be developed to prevent "city-killing asteroids" from hitting Earth, experts recommended at a recent science conference. While the risk is low, mid-size asteroids near Earth ...

A new study from the University of São Paulo in Brazil said some asteroids orbiting Venus “can pose a collisional hazard to Earth” benmoss/Getty Experts say Venus is hiding some asteroids that could ...

Asteroids are some of the oldest objects in the solar system: leftovers from the chaotic time when planets were assembling from dust and rock. They're time capsules, preserving clues about what the ...