Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results.

"It has been included in the potentially hazardous list," the laboratory of solar astronomy of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences said ...

The 55-feet-wide space rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 17,717 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

NASA only labels space rocks as hazardous if they are closer than 7.4 million kilometres and wider than 85 metres.

The bigger of the two asteroids is travelling at a speed of 6.4 km per second while the smaller one is racing at 7.2 km per second. Despite their velocity, NASA confirms they will safely pass by, ...

NASA confirmed the asteroid’s course towards Earth. It measures about 87 feet wide and travels quickly. The asteroid will ...

Scientists have proposed a six-word message to send to the interstellar object shooting through space before it reaches a ...

Researchers at the University of Georgia have named a meteorite that crashed into a metro Atlanta residence earlier this summer, and they estimate that it formed over 4.56 billion years ago.

As our understanding of space grows, so does our awareness of the potential threats posed by near-Earth asteroids. Recent ...

On a clear June day in Georgia, a blazing fireball suddenly fell out of the sky over the Atlanta metro area. The source of ...

A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.