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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...