Astronomers are considering blowing up the “city killer” asteroid, estimated to have a small chance of crashing onto the Moon ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The dinosaur-killing asteroid that struck Earth around 66 million years ago was huge — around 7 ...

Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a gravitational keyhole that sets up a future collision with Earth. Using lessons from ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 caused quite a stir last year when it was discovered and originally calculated to have a 3% chance of hitting Earth. Since then models have been refined and while it no longer has a ...

NASA is warning that a bus-sized asteroid named 2025 QV5 is projected to make a close approach to Earth tomorrow evening -- and won't come that close again for over 100 years. ordus - stock.adobe.com ...