At least three city-killer asteroids could strike Earth within the coming weeks, according to a study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics last week. “Twenty co-orbital asteroids ...

Asteroids 2020 SB, 524522 and 2020 CL1 measure between 330 and 1,300 feet in diameter, making each one capable of destroying entire cities and causing massive fires and tsunamis, the Daily Mail ...

Statistical models suggest that there could be as many as 25,000 such objects in the solar system, in addition to countless smaller asteroids that could also do considerable damage, said Amy ...

MBAs are asteroids that orbit the sun within the asteroid belt, a region located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, about 2.1 to 3.3 astronomical units (roughly 195 to 307 million miles) from ...

Asteroids can vary widely in size, with some less than 30 feet in diameter. Vesta, the largest known asteroid, also considered a protoplanet, is 330 miles across, according to NASA.

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.

Venus Hiding Dangerous Asteroids, Including One That Could Be a 'City-Killer' If it Impacts Earth: Study A new study from the University of São Paulo in Brazil said some asteroids orbiting Venus ...

We might be able to defend Earth from a future asteroid impact using something straight out of a sci-fi movie: a blast of X-rays. This pulse of X-ray radiation, produced by a nuclear explosion ...

Venus is concealing at least three city-killer asteroids that could strike Earth in weeks without warning, potentially wreaking havoc upon our planet before we can react. “Twenty co-orbital ...