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.

Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere, the very thing that allows complex life to exist, may not last forever. Coupled ...

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

Scientists estimate that around 15,000 medium-sized asteroids — large enough to devastate a city — remain undetected within ...

NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists are observing an Earth-like exoplanet that may contain water using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the space agency ...

The name 3I/ATLAS might be the sort of designation that briefly lights up science feeds, but the quieter fear NASA officials ...

A newly identified Earth-sized exoplanet with a year-long orbit may lie near its star’s habitable zone, but extreme cold could limit its chances of hosting liquid water.

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