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After all the space drama, astronomers have figured out what that "city killer" asteroid actually looks like: a flat, spinning disk.

Asteroid That Threatened Earth Shaped Like a Saucer, Scientists Find With Large Telescope

By Frank Landymore

The James Webb Space Telescope got a direct look at 2024 YR4, the asteroid once feared to strike Earth, and has determined its true size.

James Webb Space Telescope

Fearless James Webb Telescope Stares Down “City Killer” Asteroid That Had Been Feared to Strike Earth

By Frank Landymore

NASA suggests asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit densely populated areas of our planet — if it were to make an impact.

Killer Asteroid Could Be Headed for Some of the World’s Most Populous Cities

By Victor Tangermann

The Earth has parted ways with a tiny "mini moon" that's been orbiting our planet for two months now.

Earth’s Second Moon Has Vanished, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

There's a chance that the 1,100 foot long asteroid Apophis could hit our planet after all, if it gets nudged by another asteroid.

Will This Killer Asteroid Hit Earth in 2029? Scientists Say They’ll Know for Sure by 2027

By Frank Landymore

A gigantic, metallic asteroid called 16 Psyche in our solar system is chock full of precious rare metals and rust.

James Webb Space Telescope

Ultra Valuable Asteroid Appears to be Rusting, James Webb Images Reveal

By Sharon Adarlo

Dark comets, which are cross between an asteroid and comet, can make up as much as 60 percent of near-Earth objects.

Earth Surrounded by Dark Comets, Astronomers Claim

By Sharon Adarlo

China is planning to send an satellite into orbit that will then study and smash to bits a nearby asteroid in a test mission to defend Earth.

China Planning to Smash Asteroid in Planetary Defense Test

By Sharon Adarlo

A team of astronomers believes asteroid Kamo'oalewa was once a part of the Moon and blew off, forming a crater on the far side of the Moon.

Scientists Say Something Seems to Have Broken Off the Moon at This Crater

By Victor Tangermann

An international team of scientists has discovered water molecules on the surface of an asteroid for the first time.

Scientists Surprised to Find Distant Asteroid Is Very Soggy

By Victor Tangermann

A new study suggests that massive volcanic eruptions in India killed off the dinosaurs by causing drops in global temperature.

Relatable! Scientists Say Dinosaurs Mainly Died From Climate Change

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA has readied a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for a mission to launch a spacecraft to study a big metal asteroid called Psyche.

SpaceX Prepares Spacecraft for Mission to Mysterious Metal Asteroid

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA Announces Asteroid Samples Contain Both Water and Carbon

NASA Announces Asteroid Samples Contain Both Water and Carbon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is scheduled to release a "mini-fridge size capsule" over the Utah desert this week.

NASA Probe to Drop Off Asteroid Samples After 7 Years in Deep Space

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists think a rock found in Morocco could the be first known "terrestrial meteorite," basically a meteorite that originated on Earth.

Weird Meteorite Appears to Have Left Earth and Then Come Back

By Sharon Adarlo

Over the weekend, a meteor burned up as it hit our Earth's atmosphere — and lucky skywatchers in Europe were treated to an incredible light show.

Incredible Videos Capture Meteor Burning Up Over European Skies

By Noor Al-Sibai