NASA warns of a 250-ft asteroid, 2015 XR1, hurtling past Earth today at a speed of 45,529 km/h. Despite its close proximity, it poses no immediate threat to our planet.

YR4, which previously posed the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, has now been assessed a slightly higher chance of ...

Scientists discover a fungus that binds to gold, promising more sustainable prospecting and mining, even in future space ...

Scientists have found 20 large asteroids near Venus with erratic orbits that could one day collide with Earth, posing a ...

These 20 "city killer" asteroids, each over 140 metres in size, could potentially be on a future collision course with Earth.

The Flyeye is a network of four telescopes planned by the European Space Agency (ESA) to detect dangerous near-Earth objects.

Co-orbital asteroids – space rocks that travel alongside planets without fully orbiting them – are notoriously difficult to ...

A cluster of asteroids co-orbiting with Venus has captured the attention of astronomers due to their unpredictable trajectories, which could potentially intersect with Earth's orbit over extended ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which ...

A massive 190-foot asteroid, 2018 LE4, will make a close approach to Earth on June 7 at over 48,000 kilometres per hour., ...

A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have ...