Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.
An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...
Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...
A Chinese defence agency is recruiting space researchers following the discovery of a large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent ...
SCIENTISTS do not have much time to deflect the asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert ...
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and China is preparing to deter it by mirroring a U.S. space test.
A 47-foot asteroid is set to pass near Earth on February 12, 2025. Nasa has been closely monitoring the asteroid and ...