Deimos, the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons, is roughly oval in shape and has a deep depression at its south pole.

A dark, rubble-strewn asteroid named Bennu is among the best-tracked objects in the solar system, and the reason is ...

A giant asteroid is heading towards Earth, and although this one is not expected to hit us, a NASA-linked asteroid expert says humanity must be prepared for the day a space rock really does come ...

Of all the known asteroids that could someday strike Earth, the one scientists have measured most precisely carries a small ...

There's the good (Earth is no longer at risk of a direct hit from an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4); the bad (shrapnel could cause extensive damage to orbiting satellites); and the ugly (odds of the ...

The first few billion years of Earth's history saw the rise of life, the atmosphere and the oceans. Still, that time is shrouded in mystery: Not many rocks remain that preserve a record of those early ...

The chances of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025, after astronomers discovered a building-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first detected by ...

Fine asteroid dust may have trapped intense heat near Earth’s surface, killing exposed animals and starting widespread fires. Animals that hid underground or underwater had better protection, which ...

A Fredericktown geologist’s gravity-map analysis suggests a 124-mile ancient asteroid impact structure may lie beneath ...

NASA says 55-meter asteroid 2026 OE1 will pass Earth tomorrow at 1.82 million miles.

Learn how scientists were able to confirm that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032, and will instead pass by safely. The commotion over asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon can finally ...

BBC Earth, presented by Chris Packham, takes viewers back in time as the TV show host explores a buried clue behind the ...