NASA has issued an alert about an impending asteroid, one as large as a skyscraper, that is on a trajectory towards our ...

The weight of the asteroid may vary from 51 million kg to more than 711 million kg, and the energy required to move each of those weights precisely differs greatly.

It cannot yet be ruled out that the asteroid 2024 YR₄ will crash into the moon in seven years' time, with dangerous ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered last year, continues to capture the interest of astronomers. Initially, the probability of it hitting our planet was estimated at 3%, a figure which later dropped ...

Researchers have found evidence of a previously unknown asteroid impact, but the crater is still at large. The clues of this ...

PHILADELPHIA -- An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won't be wreaking any havoc on Earth -- at least not this century. That's the good news from NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...

Meanwhile, up to 3,350 craters larger than 1 kilometer could have water, narrowed down to 20 larger than 19 kilometers with ...

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

A recent study shows the asteroid belt is slowly losing material due to gravitational forces and collisions, with ...

By impacting asteroids, scientists can collect a wealth of valuable information about the asteroids themselves. For instance, a recent asteroid impact plan announced by China aims to gather key data ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...