NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.

The asteroid is named 2025 OW and measures approximately 210 feet in length, according to NASA. It is set to pass Earth on ...

NASA is monitoring a giant space rock that is set to zoom past Earth next week – and it's bigger than the Leaning Tower of ...

A fifth planet has been detected within the habitable zone of a neighboring star, where conditions could perhaps support ...

Another NASA-funded tech demo named Athena EPIC was also aboard the Falcon 9 rocket. Led by NASA's Langley Research Center, ...

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...

In a paper published in Acta Astronautica, the researchers demonstrated how origami may be the solution to low Earth orbit’s ...

Tens of thousands of pieces of space debris are hurtling around Earth right now. These defunct satellites, spent rocket ...

Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm ...

An illustration of an asteroid hovering over the Earth in space, with an inset image showing a house. iStock / Getty Images Plus. 2025 HM4 isn't the only space rock approaching the Earth this week.

Over 6,600 tons of space junk are orbiting Earth, posing a threat to satellites and future space missions. Learn about the growing problem and cleanup efforts.