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The 10 biggest asteroids that could crash into Earth in 2019
In order to keep that from happening, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Near Earth Orbit (NEO…
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Two asteroids bigger than the Japan tsunamis are coming eerily close to Earth today
Asteroids whiz past Earth on a regular basis but it’s rare to see two of them gunning for the plane…
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Another pair of asteroids is going to whiz past Earth on 14 September — Bigger, faster but further away
Two asteroids already whizzed past Earth this week and now, two more are set to fly by on 14 Sept…
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An asteroid nearly half the size of Mount Everest might be on a collision course for Earth in less than a year
An asteroid that stretches for four kilometers, half the of Mount Everest’s height, could be on a c…
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What happens when an asteroid actually hits Earth
And it only seems more likely since, despite the Center of Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) a…
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For an asteroid to wipe out humans, it has to be bigger than the one that killed the dinosaurs
"But it does have the potential to be the most devastating natural disaster known to man," exp…
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Airplane-size asteroid to cross Earth's orbit tomorrow
An asteroid the size of an airplane is set to cross the Earth's orbit on Wednesday, according to NA…
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A 'Nation-Busting' Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2036
Comets are different from asteroids for a number of reasons. The biggest difference is that asteroi…
Dina Spector
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An asteroid the size of the Statue of Liberty is set to narrowly miss Earth this week
The asteroid, dubbed 2010 WC9 will come closer to our planet than any asteroid of its size has in t…
Jeremy Berke
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It might not be 'dinosaur destroying' but it's only a matter of time before an asteroid hits Earth
But, considering their frequency, scientists believe it’s only a matter of time before one o…
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An asteroid only turns into a meteor if it falls to Earth
Space agencies keep an eye out for these objects have come to realise that the asteroids having …
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'Planet killer' asteroid hidden by the sun may threaten Earth in a few thousand years
Asteroids orbiting between Earth and the sun are especially hard to find, but NASA can't deflect ha…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An asteroid hunter reveals how she finds the space rocks that could destroy earth
There's one thing that could make the asteroid search a lot easier: a supercharged, dedicated aster…
Ariel Schwartz
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There's A Huge Asteroid Approaching Earth - Here's How To Watch
Asteroid 2004 BL86 was first spotted in 2004. Because of its orbital path and size, the asteroid is…
Jessica Orwig
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There's A Really Big Asteroid Approaching Earth - Here's How To Watch
Asteroid 2004 BL86 was first spotted in 2004. Because of its orbital path and size, the asteroid is…
Jessica Orwig
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Over a million space rocks could strike Earth with more energy than a nuclear bomb, and we don't know where most of them are
According to a new report the agency released earlier this month - which is based on a 2016 report …
Jeremy Berke
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The asteroid NASA is about to strike poses no threat to Earth, but 60% of city-killer rocks fly under the radar
NASA's DART mission is about to practice deflecting an asteroid away from Earth. But NASA can't pro…