NASA has alerted the public about asteroid 2003 AY2, a colossal 1,200-foot-wide rock expected to approach Earth on June 22, ...

A 4.3 per cent of impact still counts as a 95.7 per cent chance that it will miss the Moon. So, with it having no chance of hitting Earth on that date, 2024 YR4 could simply slip through lunar orbit ...

NASA warns of a 250-ft asteroid, 2015 XR1, hurtling past Earth today at a speed of 45,529 km/h. Despite its close proximity, it poses no immediate threat to our planet.

According to NASA, the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with the Moon in 2032 has increased from 3.8% to 4.3%.

YR4, which previously posed the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, has now been assessed a slightly higher chance of ...

Scientists discover a fungus that binds to gold, promising more sustainable prospecting and mining, even in future space ...

Sceye (pronounced ‘sky’) is a helium-filled aircraft designed to gather information on methane leaks that satellites miss.

Scientists have found 20 large asteroids near Venus with erratic orbits that could one day collide with Earth, posing a ...

These 20 "city killer" asteroids, each over 140 metres in size, could potentially be on a future collision course with Earth.

The Flyeye is a network of four telescopes planned by the European Space Agency (ESA) to detect dangerous near-Earth objects.

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

Co-orbital asteroids – space rocks that travel alongside planets without fully orbiting them – are notoriously difficult to ...