Space agencies maintain that global cooperation and sustained investment are vital to planetary defence. While the DART ...

A NASA planetary defense officer warns thousands of near-Earth asteroids capable of destroying a city remain undetected.

An airplane-sized asteroid labeled 2026 BJ8 is racing toward Earth at roughly 50,000 kilometers per hour, but NASA’s tracking shows it will pass at a safe distance. Rather than a disaster warning, the ...

A top astronomer responsible for defending the Earth against asteroids has revealed what keeps her up at night — thousands of “city killer” space rocks that remain undetected. Dr Kelly Fast, NASA’s ...

NASA is warning that a bus-sized asteroid named 2025 QV5 is projected to make a close approach to Earth tomorrow evening -- and won't come that close again for over 100 years. ordus - stock.adobe.com ...

An asteroid that is small can shift into the neighbourhood of earth at the tremendous speed yet still be considered routine. An object named 2026 CC is approximately 100 feet in diameter and traveling ...

We need an enhanced version of SUNSET to establish a space-based, combined discovery and early-warning system for NEOs (Near Earth Objects). If we use multiple satellites traveling ahead of Earth on ...

NASA has raised red flags over growing asteroid threats that could potentially damage the Earth.To one’s surprise, astronomers are unaware of the location of thousands ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues. The ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...