An asteroid approximately the size of two and a half chinchillas impacted ... this asteroid was never going to cause any damage to the Earth, and instead burnt up harmlessly in the sky.

The second visit of asteroid Apophis in 2036, also on April 13, heralds the coming of the Messiah and the beginning of a new ...

The asteroid, named 2022 CE2, is estimated by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be about 370 feet across, with JPL's ...

In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...

A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its ...

2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

An asteroid the size of a school bus is heading towards our ... that would cause significant regional damage if it hit the Earth," he said. "Not all NEOs are potentially hazardous, but all ...

Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare ...

An asteroid larger than Manhattan is soaring past the Earth today, and may be visible to the naked eye. Alida, described as being the 'size of a mountain', orbits the solar system ever 3.89 years.

Asteroids are rocky objects left over from the early days of our solar system, orbiting the Sun much like planets. While most ...

The next time it will pass this close again will be in 2087. While an asteroid of this size could cause catastrophic damage if it were to collide with Earth, Alinda poses no threat. Instead ...