Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a gravitational keyhole that sets up a future collision with Earth. Using lessons from ...

China is accelerating its efforts to protect Earth from the threat of asteroids. According to a recent report by Interesting ...

A top Chinese space researcher revealed plans for a mission to defend Earth from dangerous asteroids, which, if successful, would make China only the second nation after the US to alter an asteroid’s ...

The 60-meter asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon. Could such a lunar collision create a dangerous ...

Asteroid 2025 PM2, about 190 feet wide and travelling over 41,000 miles per hour, will make its closest pass by Earth on 27 ...

If the project is successful, China will become the second country – after space rival US – to alter an asteroid’s orbit.

NASA is tracking an airplane-sized asteroid that's due to zip past Earth tomorrow at around 28,600 miles per hour, according ...

The label " space rock " feels like an understatement for what NASA just observed. A rock is something you throw at a window ...

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results.

Planetary defence has become a critical global effort, uniting space agencies like NASA, JAXA, ESA, and ISRO to detect, track, and potentially deflect asteroids and comets threatening Earth ...

Asteroid that passes nearby could hit Earth in the future, NASA says There is a 1 in 2,700 chance the Bennu asteroid could hit Earth by 2182.

What if an asteroid was headed straight for Earth? The scenario has been played out many times in films such as "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact," but NASA and FEMA want to make sure they're prepared ...