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

The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

Just days after the Geminid meteor shower, the asteroid from which it comes, 3200 Phaethon, will pass close to Earth. What is it? Asteroid 3200 Phaethon, discovered in 1983, is named for its close ...

YR4, the "city-killer" asteroid that briefly made headlines last year due to a small but non-zero chance that it may hit the ...

In September 2025, asteroid 2025 FA22 will make a rare, once-in-a-decade close approach to Earth. Discovered by the Pan-STARRS 2 observatory in Hawaii on March 29, 2025, this sizable asteroid is ...

One of the keyhole probability maps of the asteroid Bennu, The crosshair corresponds to the location on the surface that minimises the asteroid impact hazard after deflection. The maps assume a ...

An asteroid will reportedly reach Earth's orbit this weekend. According to The Hill, the asteroid, 4660 Nereus, will come within 2.5 million miles of Earth on Dec. 11. That's about 10-times the ...

CHICAGO -- A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity's first test of planetary defense. The impact occurred at 7:15 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in ...

An 885-foot wide asteroid will fly by the Earth tonight, just 2.1 million miles away (that's close, as far as huge asteroids are concerned). The "potentially hazardous" asteroid is traveling at about ...