Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but ...

The results of his study suggest that an object as small as 0.6 meters across could potentially nudge the asteroid onto a ...

New simulations reveal that there is an extremely small chance that the "city-killer" asteroid Apophis could be nudged onto a ...

On Wednesday (Sept. 4), astronomers spotted a never-before-seen asteroid, 2024 RW1, around eight hours before it entered ...

In a recent string of tweets on X, SpaceX owner Elon Musk reiterated his warning about the potential dangers of asteroids.

The final hurdle for Tsuchinshan-ATLAS to surmount will come on the afternoon of Sept. 27, when it arrives at perihelion — the closest point in its orbit to the sun.

An asteroid impacted Earth earlier today, just a mere few hours after being discovered by astronomers. Thankfully, it didn't ...

Debris from Nasa’s asteroid deflection mission is hurtling towards Earth and is expected to create the first man-made meteor ...

Funding is crucial in this effort to detect dangerous asteroids and predict their paths. In 2023, Nasa allocated US$90 ...

A 3-foot asteroid crash-landed on Earth today, and scientists say the fiery collision was historic. The rocky body plummeted towards Luzon Island in the Philippines at around 12:46 pm ET.

Asteroid hunter Jacqueline Fazekas started the evening of Sept. 4, 2024, much like she spends half of every lunar month: ...

Leonid meteor showers will be visible starting about 11 p.m., with the best displays expected just before dawn and peak on ...