Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but that does not ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis.

AstroForge’s CEO Matt Gialich wants to mine asteroids for platinum, aiming to turn space’s untapped wealth into a new ...

Underneath the icy, rocky surface of asteroids – such as the 16 Psyche which is about 124 miles wide – there’s an estimated ...

Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

The space rock, known as 2024 VM1, will fly past our planet on Wednesday at a minimum distance of around 193,000 miles.

Asteroid 2024 UQ impacted Earth above the Pacific Ocean. The space rock was about 3 feet (1 meter) wide. It was detected by ...