YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defence efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...

Earth is perfectly safe from a menacing asteroid known as 2024 YR4 that is big enough to level a city, but the moon? Not so ...

President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome. How exactly does it work?

An asteroid the size of a 10-story building could collide with the Moon in 2032 – and NASA just upped its impact odds again ...

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

Astronomers have identified a cluster of giant asteroids sharing Venus's orbit, posing a potential long-term threat to Earth ...

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

Scientists have discovered that hidden "city killer" asteroids orbiting alongside Venus could pose an "invisible threat" to ...

After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...

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