We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...

IF you’ve got any plans for December 22, 2032, you might want to bring them forward. Because the chance of an ­asteroid the size of a football pitch hitting Earth on that date has just doubled. If ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

Scientists at NASA for the first time have been able to observe the make up of Pluto and other small and icy celestial bodies ...

SCIENTISTS do not have much time to deflect an asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

NASA astronaut Suni Williams was undertaking a repair on the ISS when she was photographed from Earth by an amateur ...

NASA teams up with JWST to study asteroid 2024 YR4 as chances of impact rise to 1-in-43, with potential catastrophic effects.

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A galaxy in the distance, was tightly encircled by a halo of light—also known as an Einstein Ring, a result of gravitational ...