A paper from NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon should ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can ...

The Princess of Wales was briefed on operations, inspected training facilities and tried out the flight simulator.

The asteroid is projected to come within 865,000 miles of Earth—nearly five times closer than the orbit of the moon.

The little space rock, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Tuesday (Sept. 30) at ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown asteroid impact hidden in tiny glass fragments scattered across South Australia. Curtin University scientists have contributed to the discovery of ...

For years, I've puzzled over a question that seems to defy common sense: If stock markets are hitting records and tech ...

Researchers say we can use two 100-kiloton nuclear bombs to destroy the asteroid 2024 YR4 from hitting the Moon.