A massive asteroid narrowly escaped a collision with Earth, traveling within just 300 miles of the planet’s surface. Researchers only identified the close encounter after it had already gone past. The ...

A huge asteroid came within 300 miles of hitting Earth, and scientists only noticed after it had already skimmed past the planet. The 9.8-foot (three metre) space rock, dubbed 2025 TF, flew over ...

An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers say a recently-discovered asteroid nearly landed on Earth, and that it could have caused serious damage if it were to ...

On December 22, 2032, a sixty-metre-wide asteroid may strike the Moon. If this happens, it will not only produce a visible flash, easily spotted from Earth, but will likely be followed by periodic ...

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically and geographically ...

The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk suffering the same fate - and should you be worried about the possibility? Leah Crane sets the matter straight ...

You might remember news reporting from earlier this year that a 180-foot asteroid had about a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. And if it did, it would unleash energy equivalent to hundreds of ...