A new publication from Bielefeld University sets a benchmark in optimization research. Together with an international team, Professor Michael Römer from the Faculty of Business Administration and ...

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 ...

There are tens of thousands of near-Earth objects (NEOs) that represent some of the most easily accessible resources in the ...

Scientists estimate there are thousands of asteroids large enough to destroy a city near Earth. NASA is sending a telescope into space to find them.

A new study from the University of São Paulo in Brazil said some asteroids orbiting Venus “can pose a collisional hazard to Earth” Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. benmoss ...

Rubin Observatory finds 11,000 new asteroids in early data, including near-Earth and distant objects, before its main 10-year survey begins.

There is a nonzero chance that somewhere in the nearby solar system is a rock that might kill us all. This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a celestial ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. NASA is tracking two bus-sized asteroids in the vicinity of the Earth that are whizzing through space at some 11,000 to ...

On April 29, 2026, two airplane-sized asteroids, 2026 HL3 and 2026 HP3, will safely pass Earth at 1.6 million and 3.68 ...