There are many theories on how to best handle a rare (but possible) cataclysmic asteroid collision with Earth.
PT5 has already been near Earth since July. During the event, the asteroid's geocentric energy will become negative and ...
Here’s how it works. NASA scientists have released fascinating images of an asteroid that zipped past Earth this week — revealing it to be the shape of a weird tumbling snowman. The asteroid, ...
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a ring system around 466 million years ago.
Radiation from a nuclear explosion can vaporize the surface of an asteroid and change its trajectory, a new study finds.
Researchers theorize X-rays from a nuclear explosion could be used to vaporize an asteroid's surface, altering its trajectory ...
The asteroid is around 500 feet and will come within 2 million miles of Earth, which is about eight times further than the ...
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson once shared a terrifying prediction about when an asteroid could possibly hit Earth.