EARTH could collide with its deadly cosmic neighbour, Apophis, an asteroid 1,100ft (335m) wide, should a rare chain event ...

A chance encounter with another asteroid could steer Apophis destructively close to Earth during a future passage.

The results of his study suggest that an object as small as 0.6 meters across could potentially nudge the asteroid onto a ...

Experts have changed their previous predictions on the impact route of a massive asteroid nicknamed 'God of Chaos'. Canadian ...

A new study looking at the potentially hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis has suggested that the odds of an impact in 2029 or 2036 is ever so slightly higher than we thought. When it was first ...

99942 Apophis was discovered in 2004 and was believed to have just a 2.7% chance of striking Earth in 2029. Further observations ruled out any possibility of an impact and it was predicted to make ...

This year has been a special one for astronomical events, with the April 8 total solar eclipse giving millions of Americans a once-in-a-lifetime view of a rare space phenomenon. Another total ...

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chance of seeing both a naked-eye comet and the northern lights. September is one of the best months of the year for stargazing in the northern hemisphere. Not only do the nights get longer and ...

We provide the latest details on this comet, which might (or might not!) blossom into a bright naked-eye object in our October evening skies. We are now coming down the home stretch regarding ...

We are now coming down the home stretch regarding comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. First sighted at China's Purple Mountain Observatory on Jan. 9, 2023 and independently on Feb. 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial ...