A newly identified asteroid, measuring between 40 and 100 metres wide, has been placed at the top of the asteroid risk list.

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An asteroid the size of a football pitch could hit the Earth in seven years, astronomers have warned. The rocky object, ...

Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is ...

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That's probably why the near-approach of an asteroid to Earth sounds scary. People tend to recall movies like "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact." Not to mention the notorious chunk of rock that hit ...

Larger than 99 per cent of known space rocks, the asteroid ranks among the five largest celestial objects expected to come within 15 billion kilometres of Earth from now until 2200. Jake Foster, a ...

Asteroid 2025 AB, a 42-foot Near-Earth Asteroid, will pass just 95,200 miles from Earth, providing scientists a unique chance to study it closely. Falling under the Aten category, such asteroids ...

When you’re hurtling through space on the side of an asteroid, even a small misstep could cause serious damage — or even leave you stranded in space, drifting away from the rock itself.

An asteroid the size of a school bus is heading towards our planet, zipping past us twice as close as our own moon today. The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is one of the first handful of asteroids ...