Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...

NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.

NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...

Astronomers have detected three asteroids in close proximity to Earth, two of which pose a potential threat as "planet killers" because of their larger and hazardous size, but don't worry, says a ...

None of the asteroids come close to reaching the size NASA considers a threat either—the largest is approximately 150 feet and the smallest just 35 feet—so even if they would be on track to ...

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...

According to NASA, asteroids are inactive bodies made of all the rocky, dusty and metallic materials left behind from the ...

Overall three near-Earth asteroids (NEA) ... ‘Planet killer’ asteroid could be far-off threat to Earth: astronomers By . David Propper. Published Oct. 31, 2022.

Expert stresses the importance of monitoring comets and asteroids that could pose a threat to Earth 02:42 "No one should be overly concerned about an Earth impact of an asteroid or comet," NASA's ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned in new research.

A top scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center warns that asteroids may have had a much larger impact on Earth. Ron Sachs – CNP. The Pantasma crater expanded from 14.8 kilometers to 35. ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.