A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.

NASA has said Earth will likely be spared by a deadly Big Ben-sized asteroid and predicts it could smash into the Moon ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

Applicants must be younger than 35 and “maintain a firm political stance” in line with the ruling Chinese Communist Party and ...

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero, after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a ...

The scale, which ranges from 0 (no chance of impact) to 10 (a collision is certain and would cause worldwide ... but ...

While there is no risk of a collision, scientists are keen to study the asteroid’s interaction with Earth's gravity. Research led by planetary scientist Ronald Ballouz suggests that this flyby ...

offering fresh insights into planetary evolution. For decades, scientists believed Charon formed through a massive collision similar to the one that created Earth’s moon. In this scenario ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid is on its way to the planet, and many are growing concerned about it including China.