However, one of the few for which we can be truly ready is an asteroid strike. While nobody has found any large asteroids on ...

A "bus-sized" asteroid being tracked by NASA will zoom safely past the Earth on Wednesday as both celestial objects make a ...

In this choose-your-own-adventure game, it's up to you to protect the planet. From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, find out ...

Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar ...

Measuring 1,000-feet-long, the massive asteroid was discovered in 2004. Apophis is predicted to pass within 20,000 miles of ...

Apophis is the ancient Greek name for the Egyptian god of chaos Apep. The deity is also linked to earthquakes, thunder, ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

According to new research, Apophis's brief interaction with Earth’s gravity could unleash tremors and landslides on the ...

In 2022 its space agency, NASA, collided a semi-autonomous spacecraft (capable of self-steering as well as being remotely ...

New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...