Space is big. Disturbingly big. And most of the time, it goes about its business without us paying much attention. But every so often, something out there catches scientists’ eyes in a way that stops ...

The giant asteroid Apophis will make a historically close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029. Scientists have ruled out any risk of Apophis hitting Earth for at least the next century. The 2029 flyby ...

This big asteroid was discovered less than a fortnight before its flyby Earth. But any time you see a headline about ...

Here’s the good news: If a near-Earth object (NEO) big enough to wipe out humanity entirely is ever on a collision course with our planet, we’re likely to find out about it a good while before it ...