In 1852, an Italian astronomer spotted asteroid 16 Psyche. In 2029, NASA will send a spacecraft to explore its riches. Could this single rock collapse Earth’s metal markets? Or launch a new era of ...

NASA tracks asteroid 2025 OL1, set to pass Earth on July 30, 2025 at a speed of 16,900 mph. Despite its proximity, scientists assure it poses no threat.

Asteroid 2025 OL1, about the size of a small plane, will safely pass Earth on July 30, 2025, at a distance of 1.29 million kilometers. NASA assures it poses no threat, but the event underscores the ...

Man-made risks such as nuclear war or lab-created viruses are most likely to bring about the end of the world as we know it, according to author Tom Ough, who has written a new book about threats to h ...

As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...

In December 2024, an asteroid was discovered that, according to estimates made at the time, had a probability of ...