Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These ...

An animation of an asteroid's close approach to Earth has garnered considerable interest in recent times, largely due to its ...

A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon ...

An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...

An enormous asteroid is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The ...

A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4% chance of colliding with Earth’s moon in 2032, and some scientists are considering whether they ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting the moon. To save it from collision, scientists are considering launching a nuclear ...

Even if it had hit Earth, 2025 TF wouldn't have been anything to worry about. The rock only measures between 1 and 3 meters ...

The Paris-based European Space Agency says a near 10-foot-wide asteroid passed Earth 265 miles above Antarctica but was not detected until hours after it was gone.

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...