asteroid
NASA to observe asteroid flyby to test planetary defense tech
Scientists are certain it will come no closer than 6,800 kilometres from the surface of Earth.
NASA developing first asteroid deflection mission
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is moving from concept development to preliminary design phase
Asteroid collision with Earth inevitable; could destroy major cities
The warning comes ahead of the Asteroid Day to be observed on June 30.
Czech scientists see growing risk of asteroid hitting Earth
The new branch comprises objects moving together around the Sun, and the Earth encounters it once every few years for a period.
Winds and shock waves top list of most hazardous asteroid effects
A new study has found that violent winds and shock waves are the most dangerous effects produced by Earth-impacting asteroids.
Large asteroid to pass close to Earth today: NASA
The next scheduled close encounter with a big rock will not happen before 2027
Large asteroid to hurtle past Earth on April 19
An asteroid as big as the Rock of Gibraltar will streak past Earth on April 19 at a safe but uncomfortably close distance
Earth unprepared for extinction-level asteroid strike, warns NASA
NASA has predicted that a similar dinosaur wipeout event is overdue for Earth