Acquiring more data, like refining the space rock’s trajectory, may reduce the odds of a direct hit to zero. But astronomers ...

The six-mile-wide asteroid punched a one-way ticket toward extinction for all non-avian dinosaurs. Some 66 million years ...

YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

The rock tour has officially been canceled. After two months of observations, NASA scientists have officially declared Earth ...

Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than 3.5 billion years ago is changing the way ...

New details about the impact of the Chicxulub asteroid - the one which wiped out the dinosaurs - have been revealed after researchers created a new map of "mega ripples" on the seafloor. Around 66 ...

Scientists have created a new 3D map of "mega ripples" on the seafloor caused by the Chicxulub asteroid impact that wiped out ...

The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Researchers uncover the oldest asteroid crater in Australia, revealing its role in shaping Earth’s ancient climate.