Large asteroids are considered a potential threat to the Earth. That's why scientists closely monitor them and record every change in their motion or other parameters. Currently, 5 such asteroids ...

Astronomers have issued a stark warning about a concerning group of 'invisible' asteroids that could threaten Earth in the distant future. These objects, while not yet spotted through telescopes, are ...

NASA is launching a small probe Wednesday that will crash head-on into a small asteroid next fall at some 15,000 mph to test the feasibility of one day nudging a threatening body off course just ...

While there are currently no asteroids on a direct impact course with Earth, there is a large population of near-Earth asteroids -- more than 27,000 in all shapes and sizes. "The key to planetary ...

On February 15, 2013, the people of Chelyabinsk, Russia, witnessed something terrifying. A six-story-tall ...

Dozens of boulders dislodged by NASA's asteroid-smashing DART test could hit Mars in the future, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

"With these probability maps, we can push asteroids away while preventing them from returning on an impact trajectory, protecting the Earth in the long run." When it comes to saving Earth from a ...

Late this evening, NASA is launching a spacecraft the size of a refrigerator, sending it on a crash course with an asteroid in 2022 — and it’s all on purpose. This intentional self-destruction will ...