NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system's most enticing space rocks.

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 constellation of four satellites can take both narrow- and wide-field images of the Sun to study its corona and solar ...

In a remarkable coincidence, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will mark his 70th birthday with a fiery reentry through Earth’s ...

NASA is actively working on planetary defence against asteroids that could threaten Earth. Their new documentary highlights efforts being made.