Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites ...

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...

THERE may be a flaw in Nasa’s only defence against Earth-shattering asteroids, according to new analysis. In 2022, the US ...

An asteroid on collision course with the Moon could shower Earth with shrapnel and debris if it hits our natural satellite, scientists have warned. Researchers have said that asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

NASA celebrated its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) as a massive success, a proof of concept for saving humanity in ...

In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid.

The term Armageddon has been synonymous with the 'end of times' for many years as it is where the final battle between good ...

Claims that an asteroid or comet airburst destroyed the biblical Sodom captured the public’s imagination. Its retraction shows that scientific conclusions aren’t decided by majority rule in the public ...

Recent analyses indicate that asteroid 2023 DW is moving at a speed of 25 kilometers per second and is currently situated ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

YR4 holds a 4 per cent chance of hitting the Moon. Discovered after it had already passed Earth, the asteroid's trajectory highlights the limitations of current Earth-based detection systems.