One significant threat to life here on Earth is the possibility that a massive asteroid will collide with our planet and destroy life as we know it. To understand the possibilities, large surveys of ...

On Thursday and Saturday, two different "potentially hazardous" asteroids will fly by Earth. The first is as big as a mountain, and the second will be one of the brightest in recent history. Neither ...

Americans will use anything but the metric system. So let's put that to its most logical conclusion and measure asteroids with the first US president: George Washington. Two asteroids, both around the ...

The other two space rocks—2015 HM1 and 2024 TP17—have already reached their closest point to our planet at 4:36 a.m. UTC and 8:20 a.m UTC, respectively. The first near-Earth asteroid which is the ...

California-based TransAstra is testing an inflatable “Capture Bag” that comes in different sizes and is intended to catch ...

Two asteroids have stargazers' attention this week – one the size of Mount Everest and another that will pass closer than the moon – just days before Asteroid Day. The massive asteroid, named 415029 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Armageddon is not imminent. Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Billy Bob Thornton can stand down. There is no apocalyptic asteroid barreling toward a catastrophic collision with ...

Four asteroids will zoom past Earth on Friday — including one space rock as big as a skyscraper that will pass within 1.7 million miles of our planet, scientists say. Don't worry: There's no chance of ...

Two massive asteroids are heading our way, and space watchers are paying close attention. According to NASA, these near-Earth objects (NEOs), 2025 OU1 and 2025 OX, will make their closest approach to ...