It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

Here's how scientists deflect asteroids after experts reveal exact locations where 'city destroyer' could hit.

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

This dangerous asteroid will be the target of observations by the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers will use the ...

The near-earth object first discovered in 2024 has stirred up conversation on social media because of the potential for an ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) asteroid.

It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of colliding with Earth in about eight years. Such an impact ...

It was discovered on December 27 in Chile. As per LiveScience, Nasa’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System spotted the asteroid. As per The Telegraph, it measures between 40 and 100 metres.