The chances that a potentially dangerous asteroid will strike Earth are tiny, but over long periods, the odds that a collision will occur are not negligible.

NASA gathered about 100 experts to practice a hypothetical discovery of an asteroid with a 72% chance of impacting Earth. They had a politics problem.

Simulation shows tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid that brought 2.5-mile-high waves to Gulf Coast ...

NASA and other federal agencies recently did a tabletop simulation of an Earth-threatening asteroid to see how they'd handle it ...

The NASA simulation had an asteroid with a 72 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 2038, impacting North America, Southern Europe, and North Africa.

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

A chilling new simulation shows how a concerning asteroid could cause a 'cataclysmic air burst' over New York if it hit the earth - in 2032. The recently discovered space rock, measuring 130 to ...

An online simulator lets you launch an asteroid at a locale of your choosing and ponder the potential outcome.

Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that "city-killer" asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while astronomers warn that the moon could be in the line of fire as well.

A developer has created an asteroid impact simulation with tons of details that shows the potential hazard of asteroid impacts in your city.