A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...

CHINA is assembling a planetary defence team after a giant “city-killer” asteroid was discovered hurtling towards Earth. The ...

We're probably still safe from this space rock, but at the moment, the chances of having a very bad encounter in 2032 have ...

NASA warns that the odds of the 'city-destroying' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth have increased to a one in 43 chance.

NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has calculated a 2.3% chance—roughly a 1-in-43 probability—that asteroid ...

The recent discovery of the asteroid 2024 YR4 has drawn intriguing comparisons to the iconic film Armageddon, where a team of ...

When near-Earth asteroids are discovered that could be dangerous to Earth, the risk can usually be quickly ruled out. Now ...

The highest ranking an asteroid has ever reached on the scale is four, briefly achieved by asteroid Apophis in 2004 before further observations downgraded it back to zero. It seems likely that ...

Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system. Nasa releases images.

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

On Wednesday, an unprecedented memo from the International Asteroid Warning Network was sent to the United Nations Office for ...

In December 2004, the asteroid 99942 Apophis stirred momentary panic as it reached Level 4, setting a record for the highest rating ever on the Torino Scale. After reassessments, though, it went all ...