A 140-foot asteroid is set to sweep past Earth today, and it seems everyone is taking notice. Astronomers have been tracking the space rock, officiall.

ESA's Gaia mission has determined he orbits of 154,741 asteroids in our solar system. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a stark warning about 15,000 “city-killer” asteroids that could strike Earth at any time, highlighting a significant gap in global ...

A NASA planetary defense officer warns thousands of near-Earth asteroids capable of destroying a city remain undetected.

In a stark and widely reported warning, NASA’s planetary defence chief has revealed that Earth currently has no reliable way to stop thousands of “cit.

"We would not have any way to go and actively deflect one right now," warns the scientist who led NASA's DART mission.

Asteroids hitting Earth sounds like a story straight out of science fiction, or the era of dinosaurs. But the threat is very ...

Space agencies maintain that global cooperation and sustained investment are vital to planetary defence. While the DART ...

Thousands of “city killer” asteroids remain undetected, NASA warns, and no ready spacecraft exists to stop one. A recent close call exposed gaps that scientists say still leave Earth vulnerable.

While the technology still needs significant work, a new analysis of meteorites points to valuable targets in the solar ...