NASA confirms that asteroid 2009 FF is heading towards Earth. The space rock is about 490 feet wide. It travels at 28,916 ...

If we slam an impactor into an asteroid in exactly the wrong spot, the space rock may pass through a "gravitational keyhole" ...

NASA confirms that asteroid 2025 FA22 will pass Earth. The rock measures about 520 feet across. It travels at 24,127 miles ...

When engineers at a control center in Turin, Italy, sent a faint radio signal into space, they set off a world-first ...

Experts have warned that NASA's asteroid deflection system could inadvertently send one towards Earth. The Double Asteroid ...

The label " space rock " feels like an understatement for what NASA just observed. A rock is something you throw at a window ...

In 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim safely past Earth, where it will be visible to billions. For scientists, it's a once-in-a ...

Our first attempt at shifting the orbit of an asteroid has provided crucial insight into how we could safely deflect a space ...

Asteroid 2025 QD8 is heading our way, but you’ll be pleased to know that it’s not on a collision course with our planet, ...

Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a ...

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results ...

An asteroid that struck Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago left a long trail of destruction in its wake, new research ...