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 ... near-Earth objects can be ...

New calculations suggest that a large asteroid recently predicted to have an increased odds of striking Earth could miss the planet and might instead impact the Moon. Nasa’s Center for Near ...

The study highlights the threat posed by three space rocks-named 2020 SB, 524522, and 2002 CL1-which currently share an orbit ...

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million near-Earth objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...

Scientists have discovered a new asteroid with a one-in-83 ... For now, though, observations point toward the asteroid barely missing Earth, as seen in the simulation shared by amateur astronomer ...

An asteroid, estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, has a chance of crashing into Earth in less ... Observatory in New Mexico, the Danish Telescope and the Very Large Telescope in Chile.

"that we don't know where most of the asteroids are that are large enough to cause regional devastation." Astronomers estimate that there are roughly 25,000 of these "near-Earth objects" that are ...

Four large “potentially hazardous” asteroids ... and comets that will make relatively close approaches to Earth in what it calls the Asteroid Watch dashboard. It reveals the object’s approximate ...

Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down.

NASA has issued a warning of a stadium-sized asteroid heading straight towards ... Earth object, either an asteroid or a comet, whose orbit could bring it very close to Earth and which is large ...

New calculations suggest that a large asteroid recently predicted to have an increased odds of striking Earth could miss the planet and might instead impact the Moon. Nasa’s Center for Near Earth ...