Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

They're calling them "planetary embryos". Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system. These embryos, somewhere between ...

Asteroids have significantly impacted Earth's history through numerous collisions, shaping the planet's geography and biological trajectory. Key events include the Tunguska Event, the Chelyabinsk ...

If this asteroid follows the pattern of other near-Earth asteroids after their discovery, the chances of impact will rise and then fall, according to the agency. For example, the asteroid Apophis ...

The asteroid is estimated to be between 131 and 328 feet (40 and 100 meters) wide. Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, and they can cause severe damage to local regions ...

probably. Astronomers have almost found all the kilometer-sized ... [+] asteroids. There’s a little under 1,000 of them—and none of them will strike Earth in the next 1,000 years. When will an ...

Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. A pair of asteroids are set to make close passes by the Earth this week, and both are unusually large for visitors to the ...

RBC-Ukraine takes a look at 5 asteroids that can crash into the Earth, citing the Daily Mail. Asteroid 2023 DW According to astronomers, the 50-meter asteroid is dangerous. In recent years, the ...

What is the 'alien' that has been found near the South Pole? NASA is keeping a close watch on three asteroids making near-Earth approaches today. One of them, named 2025 CF, will pass within just ...

Events like this close pass over usually happen once in a decade, with Alinda one of the five largest asteroids to pass within 9.3million miles of the planet. The next one to come this close is ...