China is mobilizing against an asteroid with disturbingly good odds of hitting the planet. Here’s what you need to know.
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
The approach, which is closer than telecommunications satellites, will mark the closest any large asteroid has ever come to Earth, according to the ESA. NASA, ESA prepare to send spacecraft to ...
About 35 million years ago, an asteroid struck the ocean off the East Coast of North America, leaving behind a massive impact ...