"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

we could nudge it enough to avoid disaster. —How are asteroids, space weather and space debris detected before they hit Earth?

Despite their overall similarities, asteroids are usually pretty distinct from one another. Vesta has a very different ...

February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 specifically, ...

"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.

DU2, measuring 160 feet wide and travelling at 62,650 km/h, will pass Earth on March 6 at a safe distance of 542,000 km.

Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.

Nubeo’s limited edition Atari Asteroids watch respects the manic nature of high-stakes arcade gaming.

When it comes to both asteroids and earthquakes, that devastation tends to be less than might be feared. The scale gives specific information about who exactly should be worried about an asteroid.

KILLER ASTEROIDS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH EARTH. NASA JUST ANNOUNCED A DEAL WITH SPACEX TO LAUNCH THE NEAR-EARTH OBJECT, OR NEO SURVEY OR MISSION. YEAH, WELL, THE ODDS ARE SMALL OF IT EVER ...

Agency looking at ways to use planet-threatening rocks’ tiny gravitational fields to slightly alter their trajectories ...