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

astronomers believe that it will not hit the Earth on its "current trajectory." Experts clarified that on April 13, 2029, ...

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

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not ...

Nevertheless, this is a very close pass by such a big object, and Apophis will be visible ... Some 66 million years ago, an ...

It's common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid 66 million years ago. But what if that wasn't the only time in Earth's history that a space rock triggered an ancient apocalypse?

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

The space agency defied incredible odds to get its asteroid-hunting OSIRIS-REx spacecraft off the ground. Since then, the mission has upended everything we know about our solar system.

Four asteroids - 2002 NV16, 2015 HM1, 2024 TP17, and 2024 TR6 - will be skimming past Earth today, but scientists say there's ...

Sometimes, getting hit by a space rock is a good thing. The asteroid which struck Earth 66 million ... Asteroid Spotted Just ...

A gigantic space rock that slammed into Earth more than three billion years ago grievously wounded the biosphere—and then helped it heal ...