A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...

A new study suggests that unidentified "co-orbital asteroids" around Venus may have the capacity to impact our planet in the ...

with dramatic and destructive if entirely imagined results. The threat however is not wholly theoretical. Through its billions of years, the Earth has been hit by vast numbers of asteroids ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 ... The kinetic energy of an asteroid is a proxy for how destructive its impact would be. And as asteroids mostly move at the same speed — about 38,000 ...

What is the most dangerous asteroid, how probable is an impact, and how much destructive ... pose no threat. Levels 8 to 10, on the other hand, are in the red zone, representing asteroids that ...

In a new study using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered a hidden population of tiny asteroids in our solar system. These objects might be a more significant threat than we ever ...

While not as common of a threat as asteroids, comets can occasionally ... some researchers were also concerned that the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Could nuclear explosions help protect Earth from destructive asteroids ... would help those who respond to asteroid threats in the future. “The trick is to use ...

because of the threat of impact and its relatively large size. But the holder of that record is a helpful reminder that these asteroids do not tend to be as terrifying as they initially seem.