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

Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.

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

Imagine a massive meteor crashing into Earth, but this one isn’t from our solar system. A new study, recently uploaded to the preprint server arXiv, sheds light on where and when a meteor from another ...

Asteroid 2025 VP1 is hurtling through space at more than 18,300 miles per hour, the space agency has reported.

Apophis will make a rare close flyby of Earth in 2029 as scientists study its effects and analyse new findings on ...

Meteor impacts are one of the few natural disasters that can arrive without warning, crossing the final kilometers of atmosphere in seconds. When scientists talk about the likeliest place on Earth for ...

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...

European Space Agency says milestone highlights both Earth’s vulnerability and advances in planetary-defense science - ...

The Leonid meteor shower is about to hit its 2025 peak activity this November. Here's everything to know about the annual ...

A team of researchers has uncovered a remarkably intact impact structure that is now known as the Jinlin crater.