When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors and landslides that totally change the asteroid's surface. When you ...

Hiding somewhere in the gloom of space, there is a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with our planet. If we don’t spot it and somehow thwart its arrival, it will pierce Earth’s ...

Asteroid prospecting company AstroForge has been awarded the first-ever commercial license for operating and communicating with a spacecraft in deep space, ahead of its Odin mission that's set to ...

Scientists predict that the asteroid Apophis may undergo significant surface changes when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029, according to a new study. The asteroid, named after the ...

Last month, the Earth's atmosphere was bombarded by a small, boulder-sized asteroid just hours after it had first been detected, having evaded early impact monitoring systems. The object ...

A team of astronomers believe that our planet’s gravitational pull could alter the surface of Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) set to make a close approach to Earth in five years’ time.

When the 'God of Chaos' asteroid flies by our planet in five years, Earth's gravity could cause it to experience 'astroquakes,' scientists have predicted. Their research suggests that when the ...

Once feared to pose a threat to Earth, asteroid Apophis is now a subject of immense scientific interest. Discovered in 2004, the 450-meter-wide asteroid will pass remarkably close to Earth on ...

Asteroid mining might sound like something out of science fiction, but experts say it could be the path to out-of-this-world wealth. According to Matt Gialich, founder of space mining company ...

A "bus-sized" asteroid being tracked by NASA will zoom safely past the Earth on Wednesday as both celestial objects make a close approach while orbiting around the sun. The space rock, known as ...

Credit: ESA-Science Office The Hera spacecraft is flying to the site of a pulverized asteroid. "Farewell, Earth!" the European Space Agency posted online. "Last week, after we successfully ...