The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

For a brief stretch on April 13, 2029, a giant space rock will slip closer to Earth than some of the satellites parked high ...

This understanding may help our planet to save life itself.

The space rock is expected to make its closest approach at around 848,000 miles from the Earth, according to NASA.

Astronomers have issued an interesting update for skygazers: a rare asteroid will soon be visible to the naked eye. Asteroid ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds. The work demonstrates that a certain ...

Since geologists first identified the formation in 2002, the three-km-wide crater and its surrounding ring of circular faults spanning about 20km have sparked intense debate. But researchers say their ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets - including Earth - and survive, a new study finds. (Nanowerk News) The work demonstrates that a certain hardy ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds. The work demonstrates that a certain ...