UN planetary defence organisations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting the Earth. The European ...

NASA is keeping a close eye on three vehicle-sized asteroids that will make close approaches to Earth today. The trio was ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were mingling with water almost immediately.

Space agencies are closely monitoring a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, which has a probability of colliding with Earth in some years from now, according to assessments from NASA and the European ...

A newly-discovered asteroid about 100 metres wide and on a potential collision course with Earth has activated international ...

Scientists are keeping close watch on the space rock. It is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across.

The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.

First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to ...