Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuclear option could be a viable last resort to avert an ...

The asteroid Apophis will pass close to Earth in 2029 and will be visible without a telescope, revealing unique changes on ...

The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.

It’s the stuff of movies: an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, and we have to do something to stop it—or die. Disturbingly this scenario is also the stuff of the actual universe.

Across Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is big and dangerous enough that it has been dubbed a "city killer." There were concerns that the asteroid could hit the moon or even Earth in 2032. However, in a major update, NASA ...

Aarti Holla-Maini of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is primed to spot a potential planetary strike – and a year ago, she thought the moment had come ...

Sixty-six million years ago, this asteroid crashed into Earth and wiped out most of the life on our planet. Including the biggest, baddest things that ever roamed the planet. Yeah, dinosaurs. If a ...