You’ve no doubt seen this sort of news story: “Astronomers say space rock may hit Earth in the not-too-distant future!” We usually see such warnings about one or two objects every year ...

Science. NASA raises the alert: new calculations place the Bernabeu-sized meteorite closer to Earth Science. NASA discovers a mysterious galaxy of unknown origin that hides a space enigma The blow ...

An asteroid is coming close to Earth in the future — but officials urge the public not to panic. Just days after astronomers initially insisted that the likelihood of a direct hit of the planet ...

Betts said, "The odds are very good that not only will this not hit Earth, but at some point in the next months to few years, that probability will go to zero." A similar scenario unfolded in 2004 ...

No, there are plenty of other things worth panicking about right now, but not this. But if it does hit Earth, that would still be really bad, right? Yeah, an asteroid of that size hitting the ...

The disaster could lead to large-scale starvation, economic collapse, and destruction of ecosystems worldwide. Asteroids have hit Earth before, with devastating results. The most famous one struck ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a newly discovered near-Earth object, has caught the attention of scientists due to its size and potential impact risk. Measuring between 40 to 90 meters (130 to 300 feet ...

Earth gets hit by an asteroid of this size around every couple of thousand years, and currently there are no other asteroids looking like they could collide with our planet.

An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid ...