In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

A BIG asteroid, roughly the size of an aeroplane, is hurtling towards Earth. NASA is tracking its trajectory closely., ...

A CITY-KILLER asteroid could be hurtling towards Earth but going completely undetected, a space agency chief warned. Humanity ...

It came from outer space! In the early morning of June 30, 1908, people in the remote Tunguska region of Siberia beheld an ...

He's talking about the Chelyabinsk meteor, an asteroid which scorched ... Russian skies were lit up by light from the explosion, which was briefly brighter than the Sun. It also emitted a shock ...

"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What’s significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of ...

The field of planetary defence has gained significant attention in recent years, especially after events such as the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor explosion in Russia, which was caused by a relatively ...

A massive 540-foot asteroid 2014 TN17, which is twice the size of the Taj Mahal, is heading in the direction of Earth at ...