An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...

These four rock stars are embarking on a world tour. NASA has announced that an airplane-sized “city killer” asteroid will ...

Four "potentially hazardous" space rocks, which are between 100 and 580 feet across, will all make their closest approaches ...

Scientists – led by experts from Nasa – have spent more than 10 years working out how to prevent a devastating asteroid ...

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

Four enormous asteroids, including one with the potential to wipe out an entire city off the map, are making a close flyby of ...

If one 'city killer' asteroid skimming past Earth seems like enough of a worry, NASA's latest warning might be quite distressing. Today, four 'potentially hazardous' space rocks will careen by ...

A cosmonaut touches down on an iron-rich asteroid that space agencies intend to capture and mine—and it’s pretty realistic! City killer-size asteroids are like ball pits; if you stood on them ...

Astronomers have developed a new way to trace the paths of potential “city-killer” comets years before they come close to the Earth. The breakthrough technique, described in a yet-to-be peer-reviewed ...

NASA’s bold mission to save Earth from a killer asteroid. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please contact us at plus@slate ...

Researchers predict that Earth will wreak havoc on asteroid Apophis during their close encounter in 2029. First, the immense pull may cause tremors strong enough to dislodge rocks and dust, with some ...