CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat ...

They sound like characters from a new Marvel movie, but these “Planetary Defenders” are real-life scientists in Tucson and elsewhere who are working to save the world from a major asteroid impact.

An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, possibly making impact in 2032. An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, possibly making impact in 2032. In the unlikely event that Asteroid ...

A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall has been discovered that could strike Earth in 2032. It’s triggered a rare warning by the International Asteroid Warning Network, which ...

Something in the sky captured the attention of astronomers in the final days of 2024. A telescope in Chile scanning the night sky detected a faint point of light, and it didn’t correspond to any of ...

The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and burned in the 2010s. AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off. By Jonathan O’Callaghan ...