On April 13, 2029, a massive asteroid named Apophis will pass extremely close to Earth. It will fly closer than many ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s officially Asteroid Day on Monday, June 30, when ...

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...

Most of the time, asteroids pass Earth unnoticed, lost in the vastness of space. But not always. A few have made their way down– and when they did, the consequences were devastating. Some left behind ...

In a plan ripped straight from the script of the 1998 movie "Armageddon," scientists have suggested a simple, if violent, method of dealing with a troublesome asteroid. Just nuke it. But in this case, ...