"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

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A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...

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Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.

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A "bright green light" soaring through the night sky has left residents of a Scots village baffled.

Astronomer David Whitehouse told Sky News authorities may need to take measures to deflect the rock if it looks like a collision is likely.

It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one ...