A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than 1% chance of colliding with Earth in about eight years. Such an impact has the potential for city-level ...

This rating indicates that the asteroid "merits attention by astronomers" due to its calculated risk. Scientists are monitoring an asteroid that has a chance - albeit small - of hitting Earth.

(KTLA) – A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small but significant chance of impacting planet Earth in seven years. The animation, provided by the NASA ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said. Judge blocks Trump executive order to end ...

Jorge Martin's new Aprilia teammate Marco Bezzecchi has opened up on Martin's horrific crash that left him with multiple fractures on the first day of testing at Sepang, pointing out that the ...

It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of colliding with Earth in about eight years. Such an impact has ...

Aprilia factory rider Jorge Martin crashed out of the Sepang MotoGP test, suffering multiple fractures. The reigning world champion endured a massive highside at Turn 2 on his 2025 Aprilia RS-GP ...

“If you put it over Paris or London or New York, you basically wipe out the whole city and some of the environs,” she said. According to the society, the asteroid could hit Earth on December 22, 2032, ...

you basically wipe out the whole city and some of the environs,” said Betts. The best modern comparison is the 1908 Tunguska Event, when an asteroid or comet fragment measuring 30-50 meters ...

Astronomy doesn’t stop. On Christmas Day 2024 researchers made a significant discovery with the identification of a 196-foot asteroid hurtling towards earth. The space rock is currently around ...