Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.

"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 ...

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...

CHICAGO -- A newly discovered asteroid roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool has a "small chance" of colliding with Earth in 23 years, with a potential impact on Valentine's Day in 2046, ...

Earth just had two close calls... and one went completely unnoticed. A small asteroid passed just 266 miles above Antarctica—closer than many satellites—before anyone even spotted it. Less than a day ...