Humanity could use a nuclear bomb to deflect a massive, life-threatening asteroid hurtling towards Earth in the future, ...

Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn - Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists. A small asteroid ...

It has been estimated by NASA that approximately 48.5 tonnes of meteoric material enter our atmosphere daily, which signifies ...

A team of US scientists demonstrated that dangerous asteroids could be diverted with powerful X-rays that vaporize a portion ...

China to launch near-Earth asteroid sample return mission in 2025 China will launch the Tianwen-2 mission to sample a ...

It's thought the asteroid will circle Earth until the end of November, before moving on to other parts of the Milky Way.

Earth's moon soon won't be the only orbiting body in the sky. 'Mini-moon' asteroid 2024 PT5 will soon be here.

Our planet is like a small island in the vast cosmos. The space is a hostile place. The ever-present danger of a huge ...

Scientists may have just created the most efficient way to stop asteroids from obliterating the Earth. Researchers in New Mexico used Sandia National Laboratory’s Z machine, the most powerful ...

The asteroid, estimated to be around 100 feet in size, roughly the length of an airplane, will fly by at a distance of ...

Though referred to as a mini-moon, 2024 PT5 won't complete a full orbit around Earth. Instead, it will be a “temporarily ...

The European Space Agency is about to launch a spacecraft on an important research mission designed to bolster planetary ...