Asteroid 99942 Apophis will safely pass just 31,600 kilometres above Earth on April 13, 2029, making it one of the closest ...

If an asteroid was ever threatening Earth, the best way to stop it might be with a nuclear explosion, according to a new ...

It's the "smallest object that humans have visited with a spacecraft." The post Chinese Spacecraft Approaches Mysterious ...

While no imminent asteroid threats have been found for Earth, Chinese scientists discussed two ways to deflect a space rock ...

An asteroid as large as five cruise ships is barreling towards Earth at 5.6 miles per second. Civilization thankfully isn’t in any imminent danger, but the cosmic debris will still come close enough ...

A Chinese probe is set for a historic touchdown on asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, which may have been blasted away from Earth’s Moon ...

The last time an asteroid similar in size passed safely by Earth from an even closer distance was in 2022, when a space rock called 1994 PC1 made its approach.

China has released the first image of the near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, an object often described as Earth's "quasi moon." ...

The asteroid will be visible for several nights from different parts of the world. We’ll tell you when and where to look, and what equipment you’ll need to spot it.

A new image of an asteroid, referred to as a “quasi-moon,” has been released ...

China is developing a space-ground integrated monitoring network for planetary defence. This system will combine ground ...

The probe will conduct a detailed scientific survey of the asteroid and send a sample back to Earth for further analysis.