Asteroid deflection could backfire if the impact shoves the rock into a cosmic keyhole, a hidden trapdoor in space.

Some asteroids are more dangerous than others, according to a report published in Nature Astronomy by an international team ...

Stargazers can tune in to the Virtual Telescope Project's YouTube stream beginning at 11 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17 (3:00 GMT Sept. 18) to see live views from the organization's robotic telescopes located ...

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid currently zooming past Earth at an incredible 22,638 miles per hour. The rock, designated "2025 HP," is estimated to be about 32 feet wide, according to NASA's ...

An asteroid called 2023 CX1 underwent a single explosion, hinting that it had an unusual structure that might be more ...

For the past two decades, NASA has focused on identifying 90% of near-Earth objects that could pose a threat to our planet. The space agency has made steady progress in detecting dangerous asteroids ...

Experts say Venus is hiding some asteroids that could potentially be deadly should they impact Earth. Venus currently has at least 20 co-orbital asteroids that have the potential to “approach the ...

Asteroids have long been described as the leftover pieces from the solar system’s early construction. They are like the ...

A minimum of three “city-killer” asteroids have been spotted near Venus, and they could strike Earth in the next few weeks without warning. “City-killer” asteroids are defined as asteroids reaching 40 ...

There is a nonzero chance that somewhere in the nearby solar system is a rock that might kill us all. This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a celestial ...

A new study from the University of São Paulo in Brazil said some asteroids orbiting Venus “can pose a collisional hazard to Earth” benmoss/Getty Experts say Venus is hiding some asteroids that could ...