YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defense efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...

An asteroid that, until a few months ago, was believed to be a threat to Earth is increasingly looking like it could crash ...

An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our neck of space in 2032. The good news? It's not coming for ...

A space rock the color of coal and no larger than a pebble you’d shake from a shoe just arrived at the Field Museum, where scientists will spend the next two months probing this extraordinary specimen ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million ...

Asteroid Apophis is one of the most talked-about near-Earth objects, known for its close flybys and the potential risk it poses to our planet. Discovered in 2004, this asteroid has captured the ...

A colossal asteroid named 424482 (2008 DG5) will make a close approach to Earth on June 5, passing at a distance of ...

In the news, we often hear about asteroids passing by planet Earth, causing concern for a number of reasons. According to the ...