Most people assume scientists would see a deadly asteroid coming years in advance. In reality, some of the most dangerous ...

NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen ...

Let’s imagine, just for a moment, that a group of extremely serious people in white coats announces that a killer asteroid is ...

The space rock is hurtling toward the Earth at a zippy 8,478 miles per hour miles per hour, according to the space agency.

Earth just had two close calls... and one went completely unnoticed. A small asteroid passed just 266 miles above Antarctica—closer than many satellites—before anyone even spotted it. Less than a day ...

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...

If an asteroid was heading for a deadly impact with Earth, could we nudge it off course safely without making the situation worse? Yes, thanks to a new system for calculating the perfect spot to smack ...

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