When looking at our solar system, the planets going around the sun seem to be set up in a pretty organized fashion. They are ...

The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth with enough force to destroy a small country have been increased to 1 in 43.

Just how scientifically accurate is Ridley Scott's adaptation of The Martian? As it turns out, it's pretty darn accurate!

Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...

NASA and ESA monitor asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Learn about Near-Earth Objects ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

AN asteroid the size of a football pitch cannot be ignored, an expert has warned after its chances of hitting Earth increased ...

The Gaia mission, launched by the European Space Agency, has completed a decade of groundbreaking astronomical observations, collecting over three trillion data points on two billion stars and ...

Astronomers have revealed the potential impact area of a 'city-killer' asteroid that has a slight chance of hitting Earth on ...

Guided by science, expertise, and collaboration, this desalination initiative forms part of the City’s New Water Programme, the City of Cape Town said in a statement. By establishing a high-tech ...

The asteroid’s closest approach to Earth, it turned out ... Better observations of Apophis eventually refined its orbit so that astronomers could confidently say it would miss.