YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused ...

A freshly spotted asteroid that is up to 300ft wide detected by an automated telescope in December has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, scientists have said. The asteroid has been designated ...

A CHILLING graphic shows how an asteroid the size of a football pitch could be on course to smash into Earth at Christmas ...

In 1998’s blockbuster Armageddon, the US sends a bunch of oil drillers into space to tackle the problem, while in 2021 ... asteroid impact is the only natural disaster that could be prevented ...

NASA currently tracks over 37,000 such objects, ensuring none pose an immediate threat. "Asteroids can come at any moment toward Earth," warned renowned asteroid hunter Franck Marchis.

Excitement for asteroid mining has dropped off a bit since it was attracting more investment in the early 2010s, but with NASA and SpaceX forging onward with plans to establish a presence on the ...

Asteroid study plays a vital role in planetary defense. With better technology like radar systems used by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, scientists are actually able to track exactly where ...

Three asteroids, 2018 XU3, 2024 XZ11, and 2024 XL11, will safely pass Earth on December 11, 2024. NASA scientists are monitoring these asteroids to study their size, composition, and behavior ...

The highlights include the first human-crewed missions to land on Mars, selected Asteroid Belt objects ... but it also comes with a dire warning. The paper projects the earliest possible launch ...

Nasa scientists say there is no risk of an impact, but the flyby does provide them with the opportunity to test their asteroid-warning systems. A global network of telescopes will be closely ...