The asteroid, spanning around 49 to 111 feet in diameter, is hurtling through space at some 42,300 miles per hour.

Dr. Vopson’s hypothesis hinges on the idea that gravity is more than just the force pulling objects toward Earth’s core or ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter.

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) marked a historic milestone in planetary defense, serving as the first real-world test of asteroid deflection via kinetic impact. The spacecraft ...

(NASA via AP) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter. The ...