According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

A new study suggests the craters were dug out by rocky debris after the lunar surface was struck around 3.8 billion years ago ...

The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth seems to be creeping up as astronomers gather more data, but does that mean we ...

"It is possible that asteroid 2024 YR4 will fade from view before we are able to entirely rule out any chance of impact in ...

An asteroid the size of One World Trade Center has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in the year 2182. But what ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant chance of impacting ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

An steroid up to 300ft wide now has a 2.2% chance of colliding into Earth. It could prompt a space mission to intercept it.

The recent discovery of the asteroid 2024 YR4 has drawn intriguing comparisons to the iconic film Armageddon, where a team of ...

The measure could be taken to divert a space rock being monitored by the European Space Agency, which is expected to cross ...