Apophis will travel closer to us than any similarly sized astronomical object in recorded history, scientists said. It will ...

The massive asteroid that is believed to have ended the era of dinosaurs when it crashed into Earth some 66 million years ago ...

Robin George Andrews, author of "How to Kill an Asteroid," joins The Excerpt to discuss how scientists are working to ...

New research shows that ants have been farming fungi for 66 million years — thanks in part to the asteroid that fueled the ...

The tiny asteroid will remain in Earth’s orbit from now until Nov. 25, when it will exit and continue its journey through the ...

Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when ...

A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...

Any time you see a headline about an asteroid heading towards the planet, you can relax. Big and small asteroids fly by Earth ...

Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...

A series of radar images taken by Nasa has revealed that a large asteroid which zoomed past Earth last week was actually two ...

Earth has got a new mini-moon for the next couple of days and it has fascinated people across social media. Albeit, it might ...

A school-bus-sized asteroid is expected to spend about two months orbiting Earth as a "mini moon" as it gets temporarily ...