The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor ...

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit Earth, but it has forced planetary defense experts to confront a different kind of worst case: ...

The Planetary Defence System of the ESA earlier identified the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid. The current tally since the ESA ...

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the ...

At 900 meters, the giant crater in southern China is three times larger than the previous Holocene recorder holder.

Apophis will make a rare close flyby of Earth in 2029 as scientists study its effects and analyse new findings on ...

European Space Agency says milestone highlights both Earth’s vulnerability and advances in planetary-defense science - ...

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City has opened a new exhibition that takes a multidisciplinary ...