A huge asteroid is likely to just miss Earth, but scientists are still worried—here's why.

One of the most closely watched space rocks in the solar system is set to make an extraordinarily close approach to Earth ...

A new study reveals how molten rock and fine asteroid dust could have produced an intense global heat pulse after the impact ...

Within minutes of impact, debris began heating Earth’s atmosphere. Fine dust trapped that heat, potentially killing the dinosaurs quickly.

In 1,000 days, on April 13, 2029, the near-Earth asteroid Apophis will make one of the closest flybys of a large asteroid ever predicted with certainty.

A single asteroid impact may explain two of Deimos’s most puzzling features: its huge southern depression and unusually ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch at the end of August, is uniquely well-placed to help us spot any dangerous rocks heading our way.

Astronomers now say a newly discovered asteroid has a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth in 2032, according to NASA — the second time they've increased the odds recently. The near-earth object was ...

However, new joint observations by the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) on Mount Graham in Arizona and the Very Large Telescope (VT) on Paranal mountain in Chile have revealed that this asteroid ...

Asteroid 4 Vesta comes to a standstill against the background stars of Cetus the Whale, visible late tonight around midnight.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Precisely four years from today — on Friday, April 13, 2029 ...

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all but ...