Space agencies have been granted permission to use a giant telescope to assess the potential impact of a "city-killer" ...

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

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

The Moon is no stranger to being struck by huge lumps of space rock. In fact, new research has shown that, nearly four ...

The world's top astronomers are joining forces to figure out how best to prepare for a giant asteroid that is on course to collide with Earth.

The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...

NASA and the European Space Agency have issued updates on what is considered to be the most dangerous asteroid astronomers ...

The rotation of the Earth's inner core is tied to the planet's overall rotation. Changes in the core's structure or movement can influence how fast or slow the Earth spins on its axis. Even minute ...

China is putting together a planetary defence team after scientists spotted a huge asteroid heading towards the Earth. NASA ...

Scientists estimate that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 per cent (up from 1 per cent) chance of striking Earth in December 2032.

Here's how world's space agencies are expected deal with the recent revelation about ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YRF's higher chance of hitting Earth in 2032.