On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...

About exactly four years from now, the asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth on April 13, 2029. This space rock, measuring ...

Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely close flyby in 2029 to learn how to deflect others like it ...

Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...

Although the asteroid was still relatively distant, astronomers were able to accurately measure its distance and refine its orbit before its next very close approach in 2029. The positions and ...

While asteroid mining is already being undertaken, the first mission didn't exactly go off without a hitch. Here's what ...

YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about ...

NASA has warned of an asteroid flying at a dangerous speed towards Earth. The flyby will happen on April 11, and the chances of an impact happening are... Trending ...

The Lucy spacecraft is heading for another encounter with a main belt asteroid, NASA said on Tuesday. The probe will fly by Donaldjohanson next week as a "dress rehearsal" before the start of its main ...