Asteroid 2024 YR4 is estimated to have a diameter of around 130 to 300 feet, which is not remotely large enough to be civilization-ending, like the space rock that nearly wiped out the dinosaurs.

Social media went into a frenzy with speculation when it was revealed that the object wasn't a space rock after all — but rather something linked to Elon Musk, one of the most well-known figures ...

NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Commander Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore ...

A U.S. asteroid-mining company has announced the target space rock for its upcoming test mission. California-based AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 ...

A U.S. asteroid-mining company has announced the target space rock for its upcoming test mission. California-based AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 ...

What facts about rocks do you know? Even though rocks and minerals are abundantly available, many people do not take an interest in them, yet there is a lot to learn about them. Moreover, they are one ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Astronomers have been left red-faced after announcing the discovery of a new near-Earth ...

The Lagos Space Programme Fall/Winter 2025 collection, “Rock & Roll Consciousness,” explores themes of vulnerability and self-expression with a refined focus. Wool gabardine takes center stage, ...

Bennu — a rubble pile just one-third of a mile across — was originally part of a much larger asteroid that got clobbered by other space rocks. The latest results suggest this parent body had ...

according to research that provides some of the best evidence to date that such space rocks may have seeded early Earth with the raw ingredients that fostered the emergence of living organisms.