CV will pass Earth at a distance of 4,760,000 km, over five times the Earth-Moon distance. Three other asteroids passed by ...

Last year on the day of Christmas, a football sized asteroid passed close to the earth. It was around double the distance ...

China has begun forming a team of experts to address the threats posed by asteroids and other celestial bodies, Azernews reports ...

The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth with enough force to destroy a small country have been increased to 1 in 43.

At the moment, the space rock has a 2% chance of striking the Earth. The probable date on which it will reach the solar ...

Beyond the immediate impact damage, an asteroid impact would have long-lasting effects on Earth's atmosphere. What would ...

So while the odds have doubled, astronomers aren't too worried. When 2024 YR 4 had a risk of less than 1%, NASA's Planetary ...

The far side of the Moon has its own versions of the Grand Canyon—two of them, in fact! A new study explains how these deep ...

NASA scientists continuously track asteroids that pass near Earth to assess potential risks. After three asteroids—2025 CJ3, ...

In eight years' time, an asteroid dozens of meters in size could hit the Earth. One of our best instruments is now to ...

As the chances of the 'city-killing' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth increase, the world's space agencies have made a rare emergency decision.