Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...

An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...

When the ancient 'God of Chaos' asteroid skims close to Earth it could have a major reaction and be transformed.

The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

Scientists – led by experts from Nasa – have spent more than 10 years working out how to prevent a devastating asteroid ...

The space rock, known as 2024 VM1, will fly past our planet on Wednesday at a minimum distance of around 193,000 miles.

Asteroids continue to closely approach Earth, with 10 atmospheric entries recorded this year. The latest, 2024 UQ, entered on ...

Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics ...

The asteroid is likely to be egg-shaped or possibly dual-lobed, resembling Arrokoth, a small celestial body that NASA’s New ...

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...