Boffins were left confused at the beginning of this month after they spotted a foreign object hurtling through space and ...

An X-ray pulse generated by a nuclear device could vaporise the surface of an asteroid and deflect it from a trajectory towards Earth, according to a new proof-of-concept lab study. The research ...

There's a new interstellar object moving through our solar system and it's called 3I/ATLAS, according to NASA.

Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever ...

Detection is imperfect, however, and many go undetected, with NASA estimating it is only aware of around 40% of the objects that could wipe out a city the size of New York. Big Number 1,278,331.

Four large “potentially hazardous” asteroids – one the size of a skyscraper – are expected to pass by Earth on Thursday, astronomers say. The asteroids range from 100ft to 580ft across, and two of ...

The object was added to the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center's list of confirmed Near-Earth Objects on July 1, as EarthSky reports. NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab also ...

Scientists have discovered a new asteroid with a one-in-83 chance of hitting Earth directly. The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, is currently 27 million miles from Earth and is expected to ...

An asteroid, estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, has a chance of crashing into Earth in less than eight years. According to NASA, asteroid 2024 YR4 has a low probability of hitting Earth ...

ALBAWABA - Astronomers have spotted a mysterious object from outside our solar system heading toward Earth at high speed. It is expected to pass close to us on December 17.

Four large “potentially hazardous” asteroids – one the size of a skyscraper – are expected to pass by Earth on Thursday, astronomers say. The asteroids range from 100ft to 580ft across ...

NASA and the Jet Propulsion Lab also list it as a near-Earth object. Scientists estimate it could be up to 12 miles across. It could also set a new speed record, ripping by the Earth with a relative ...