COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The end of the world won’t come from a swarm of deadly asteroid strikes, a new study explains.

Astronomers have good news about potentially hazardous asteroids lurking near our planet: There aren't as many as we thought.

We took advantage of a rare opportunity when this swarm of asteroids passed closer to Earth, allowing us to more efficiently ...

The Taurid Meteoroid Stream, responsible for two November meteor showers and possibly the Tunguska and Chelyabinsk impacts, ...

Astronomers have some reassuring news about a possible asteroid threat near our planet: there aren’t as many dangerous ...

Eren Ozmen’s reputation and her firm Sierra Nevada Corp.'s finances hinge on whether she can pull off executing a complex, ...

The mirrors for NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other spacecraft components is accelerating. NASA's new asteroid-hunting spacecraft ...

In a bit of ominous news befitting a Friday the 13th: It turns out that the asteroid Apophis could have a very small chance of colliding into Earth in five years, when it is expected to make a ...

The moon will soon have a companion in Earth's orbit for a limited time. An Arjuna asteroid will become a "mini-moon" event for nearly two months starting Sept. 29, according to a study published ...

On Wednesday, scientists across the world were surprised by the unexpected entry of a previously undetected asteroid into Earth's atmosphere. The small asteroid, designated 2024 RW1 and measuring ...

You have been sent to the asteroid to destroy it and save the Earth from invasion by a swarm of blood-thirsty phantoms. Advertisement The earth is under threat from an asteroid hurtling towards it.

Astronomers have good news about potentially hazardous asteroids lurking near our planet: there aren’t as many as we thought.