Nasa's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) and planetary defense teams are vigilantly tracking 2003 MH4’s trajectory ...

The asteroid, known as 387746 (2003 MH4), is enormous. It measures around 335 metres wide, or 1,100 feet. That’s roughly the ...

From fiery asteroids to rogue planets, humanity’s fascination with its own demise has fuelled countless blockbuster films.

Are we living in a world of false comfort? We trust our technology, our satellites, our telescopes. We believe they can help ...

NASA has tracked four asteroids set to safely fly past Earth between May 23 and 25, including one the size of a stadium.

A gigantic asteroid, roughly the height of the Eiffel Tower, is heading towards Earth for what astronomers are calling a ...

An asteroid strike 66 million years ago caused millions of species to go extinct—including many mollusks. By studying the ...

One of the asteroids will come as close as within 120,000 miles from the Earth, soaring past at over 41,000 miles per hour.

Two new studies used gravity data to pull back the curtain on the deep interiors of the Moon and one of the solar system’s largest asteroids.

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth today (May 21), passing within one-third of the Earth-moon distance.

A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth on May 21, passing within ...