The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact?

A 140-foot asteroid is set to sweep past Earth today, and it seems everyone is taking notice. Astronomers have been tracking the space rock, officiall.

Space agencies maintain that global cooperation and sustained investment are vital to planetary defence. While the DART ...

NASA's head of planetary defence, Dr Kelly Fast, has issued an unsettling update on thousands of ‘city-killer’ asteroids that could hit Earth.

On hearing the words "city killer" and "asteroid" in the same sentence, you'd be forgiven for thinking something bad is about to happen. But not to fear. Although an asteroid with the potential to ...

The curious minds at What If investigate what would happen if the most devastating asteroid hit Earth tomorrow, revealing impact zones, tsunamis, and mass extinctions.

The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.

A NASA planetary defense officer warns thousands of near-Earth asteroids capable of destroying a city remain undetected.

An asteroid hit Earth's atmosphere last Friday. Astronomers were able to precisely determine where it was going to strike. And despite seeing it just two hours before impact, its small size meant it ...