In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled ...

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

An asteroid could potentially crash into Earth in less than eight years. Here's everything to know about asteroid 2024 YR4.

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size could do.

A terrifying simulation video shows the scale of destruction that could occur if an asteroid hits Earth - as scientists ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

This is not a drill. There is a chance - albeit a small one - that an asteroid could hit planet Earth within the next decade.

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now ... If the asteroid does hit the planet, NASA said its potential impact sites could include areas over the eastern ...

Observations and data gathered since the initial sighting concluded that, as of Jan. 31, the asteroid is 30 million miles from Earth and moving farther away on its orbital path around the sun.

Even if it does hit Earth, experts cautioned that it’s unlikely ... large enough that upon entry it briefly shone brighter than the Sun at a range of up to 60 mi (100 km) away.