The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit Earth, but it has forced planetary defense experts to confront a different kind of worst case: ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

An asteroid could wipe out humanity, but it's unlikely. Near-misses are more common than impacts, though planetary defence is ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

Explore Earth's cutting-edge defenses against asteroid impacts in this comprehensive overview. Learn how NASA and ESA are ...

The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...

What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032? While the chances of the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in seven years are slim – there ...

PHILADELPHIA -- An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won't be wreaking any havoc on Earth -- at least not this century. That's the good news from NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the ...