Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but ...

A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

Named for the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis is capable of destroying a city if it were to strike ...

The space rock, known as 2024 VM1, will fly past our planet on Wednesday at a minimum distance of around 193,000 miles.

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep. The deity is also linked to earthquakes, thunder, ...

New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX mission is on its way to the asteroid to better understand how the rock may be transformed by its close encounter with our planet. If it were to hit Earth—which it won’t ...

The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 satellite, launched in 2022 and ...

Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics ...

Nearing its fourth year of exploration, NASA’s Perseverance rover continues its mission to uncover signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. The rover has been collecting samples, analysing rock format ...