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Asteroids June 28, 2017

Scientists 'can't rule out' collision with asteroid flying by Earth in 2029

Asteroids are one of the most serious threats to life as we know it, but scientists and skywatchers have gotten pretty good at predicting exactly when and where the dangerous rocks will appear, and how close they're going to come to our planet.

Asteroids June 23, 2017

Is an asteroid about to hit Earth? Making sense of life in a hostile universe

This Saturday at roughly 2:38 AM Eastern Time an asteroid bigger than a football stadium will whiz past Earth at 28,000 miles per hour and almost certainly not hit us.

Asteroids June 23, 2017

Earth could be hit by surprise asteroid strike, expert warns

An astrophysicist has warned that Earth could be hit with a surprise asteroid strike, according to news reports.

SCIENCE June 5, 2017

Huge, deep hole on Mars leaves scientists baffled

A depression huge and deep on Mars has left astronomers baffled.

Asteroids May 23, 2017

China plans asteroid base for interstellar travel and mining

In an effort to mine precious metals worth potentially trillions of dollars and aid interstellar travel, China has plans to build a base on an asteroid, likely to happen "in the near future."

NASA April 19, 2017

NASA has stunning video of a giant asteroid that's set to whiz past Earth

NASA has released radar images of the asteroid known as 2014 JO25, as the space rock prepares to fly by Earth on Wednesday night.

Innovation April 18, 2017

Mega asteroid to buzz Earth on Wednesday

Here's one less thing to worry about.

Innovation April 11, 2017

Big, shiny asteroid to fly (safely) past Earth on April 19

A whopper of an asteroid will make a close approach to Earth on April 19 .

Innovation April 6, 2017

A car-size asteroid just whipped by Earth

A car-size asteroid was caught on camera just before it approached within 10,100 miles of Earth today — less than one-twentieth the distance from Earth to the moon.

Asteroids January 25, 2017

Newfound asteroid 'Rerun' zips harmlessly by Earth

A newfound asteroid about the size of a bus zipped safely by Earth late Tuesday.

Asteroids January 10, 2017

Newfound asteroid gives Earth a close shave

A smallish asteroid zoomed past Earth Jan. 9.