The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

The asteroid that NASA’s Dart spacecraft slammed into was never a threat to Earth. “This study marks a notable step forward in our ability to prevent future asteroid impacts on Earth,” the ...

A new study suggests meteor impacts may have created hydrothermal systems on early Earth, offering a possible setting for the ...

Can microscopic life travel between planets and manage to survive? A new Johns Hopkins University study seems to suggest so. Hypothetically, if an asteroid hits a planet, certain bacteria might be ...

Asteroid 99942 Apophis – named after the Egyptian deity of chaos, darkness and fire – is expected to safely pass close to ...

A long-standing scientific debate over a mysterious crater beneath the North Sea has finally been resolved. New research has confirmed that the Silverpit Crater was formed by a massive asteroid impact ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was in fact nudged into a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming ...