Situation is significant enough to warrant global planetary defence community's attention. Astronomers plan to use James Webb ...

A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...

In 2021 a collaborative of scientists published a report that identified the immediate effects of an asteroid, including “shock waves that can knock down forests and buildings, thermal radiation ...

There was initial concern that Apophis could impact Earth in 2068, but NASA’s 2021 calculations indicated that the asteroid doesn’t pose a threat for at least a century. Now, Apophis’ rating ...

For example, the asteroid Apophis was once considered one of the most hazardous asteroids, with the potential to strike Earth after its discovery in 2004. In 2021, scientists revised that opinion ...

An asteroid recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years may have caused some alarm. Don't freak out – yet. Yes, the asteroid has little more than a ...