The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.

Astronomers do not know where thousands of “city-killer” asteroids are, Nasa’s head of planetary defence has admitted.

See footage Orion Spacecraft, moon and Earth shortly before its "outbound powered flyby burn". Orion was less than 2000 miles away from the moon and over 200,000 miles away from Earth. Credit: ...

EARTH cannot defend itself against the thousands of “city killer” asteroids that are zooming around space near our planet, Nasa chiefs warn. They reckon there are about 15,000 undetected ...

NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen if a space rock really were on a collision course with our planet. The ...

Glaciologist Helen Fricker will use a cutting-edge Lidar imaging system to study some of the world’s most isolated spots.

The first crew permitted to leave Earth's orbit with their personal phones launched on Friday, Feb. 13 ...

Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to ...

Two new satellite missions will help NASA scientists better understand Earth and improve the ability to foresee environmental ...

The four Crew-12 astronauts brought the International Space Station’s staff back to seven after a month of operating with three people on board.

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) team was one of two teams selected out of four finalists for NASA’s Earth System ...

The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.