NASA confirms that asteroid 2009 FF is heading towards Earth. The space rock is about 490 feet wide. It travels at 28,916 ...

In September 2025, asteroid 2025 FA22 will make a rare, once-in-a-decade close approach to Earth. Discovered by the Pan-STARRS 2 observatory in Hawaii on March 29, 2025, this sizable asteroid is ...

NASA confirms that asteroid 2025 QV9 will fly by Earth on September 10. The asteroid is airplane-sized and travels at high ...

To avoid this scenario, Makadia's team plotted the best spots on an asteroid's surface to avoid the keyhole. Their technique ...

In 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim safely past Earth, where it will be visible to billions. For scientists, it's a once-in-a ...

On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will pass so close to Earth that it will be visible to the naked eye for over two billion people. It will be the first time in recorded history that a ...

Asteroid 2025 QH16 safely passed Earth on September 2, stirring online buzz but posing no actual threat. NASA clarified the ...

A 'gravitational keyhole' refers to a specific spatial region where the gravity of planets (such as Jupiter) can alter the trajectory of an asteroid, ultimately causing it to collide with Earth.

Learn more about the processes behind diverting asteroids and how experts must ensure we don't inadvertently knock them back into a collision course.

Near-Earth Asteroid 2025 QD8 to Safely Fly Past Earth at 57% of Lunar Distance on September 3, posing no threat to the Earth ...

Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a ...

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 ...