Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Asteroid 2025 CQ, about the size of a 15-story building, is expected to pass near Earth on February 5, 2025. Measuring 150 ...

NASA issues alert for two asteroids passing Earth soon, highlighting the importance of asteroid tracking and planetary ...

Near-Earth asteroids have long been a concern for scientists studying planetary threats. As of September 2024, more than ...

It is as wide as the wing span of a 747 and has a 1 in 83 chance of hitting the Earth when it arrives in 2032. David Moore of ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

Pop culture is rife with depictions of asteroids on a collision course with Earth. The idea of a celestial body heading right ...

The energy to produce the grand canyons on the Moon is about 130 times larger than the energy in the global inventory of ...

Astronomy Ireland's David Moore warned that the 100-metre-wide space rock called 2024 YR4 would be a "country killer" if it ...

A giant asteroid hurtling towards Earth could wipe out Ireland with a series of devastating earthquakes or massive tsunamis, ...