NASA/Southwest Research Institute For most of us, the subject of asteroids only becomes relevant when they are in close ...

On Thursday and Saturday, two different "potentially hazardous" asteroids will fly by Earth. The first is as big as a mountain, and the second will be one of the brightest in recent history. Neither ...

One significant threat to life here on Earth is the possibility that a massive asteroid will collide with our planet and destroy life as we know it. To understand the possibilities, large surveys of ...

The other two space rocks—2015 HM1 and 2024 TP17—have already reached their closest point to our planet at 4:36 a.m. UTC and 8:20 a.m UTC, respectively. The first near-Earth asteroid which is the ...

A threatening asteroid could bring Earth's oft-squabbling nations together, at least for a while. Dealing with a big, dangerous asteroid that appears to have our planet in its crosshairs will require ...

Two asteroids have stargazers' attention this week – one the size of Mount Everest and another that will pass closer than the moon – just days before Asteroid Day. The massive asteroid, named 415029 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Armageddon is not imminent. Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Billy Bob Thornton can stand down. There is no apocalyptic asteroid barreling toward a catastrophic collision with ...

Siddharth Patel, a 12-year-old who lives in London, Ontario (west of Toronto), spotted two possible asteroids in September as ...

Two asteroids will fly past Earth Friday and Saturday including one that's almost the size of the world's tallest building, but astronomers say neither is a threat to hit the planet. Asteroid 2010 C01 ...

What just happened? NASA struck gold late last month when it snapped a hefty asteroid cruising by Earth, giving us an up-close look at the rock--and its mini-moon tagging along. The images, captured ...