The likelihood of the "God of Destruction" asteroid Apophis striking Earth in 2029 is more than 1 in 2 billion, according to Space.com. There's no cause for concern – at least not yet. Every year, ...

No space? No problem! This retro-style arcade machine features five out-of-this-world games: Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Missile Command, Crystal Castles, and Liberator. Each game recreates the ...

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

Hundreds of asteroids in our solar system have a secret moon, a European Space Agency spacecraft has discovered. ESA's Gaia mission, which is designed to map the stars in our Milky Way galaxy in ...

Things are going to get a bit rocky. A house-sized asteroid is set to soar by Earth Wednesday, with four other space rocks slated to follow in the coming days, according to NASA’s Asteroid Watch ...

Asteroids. What do you call the masses of space rocks floating in outer space that are smaller than planets and even smaller than our moon. These are called asteroids, the small airless rocky masses ...

The smaller of the pair was spotted only this month and could be visible with binoculars as it passes by our planet within the distance to the moon. By Robin George Andrews Robin George Andrews ...

Asteroids: Outpost has been announced by Atari. The publisher describes the title as a re-imagining of the arcade classic shooter, which was first released in 1979. Asteroids: Outpost is also billed ...

Five massive asteroids will fly near Earth between Wednesday and Sunday, though none are on a trajectory that makes them an imminent planetary threat, according to NASA. Three of the asteroids are the ...

In June and September of this year, scientists announced their decision to name four asteroids after the four Catholic religious sisters, the last of whom passed away in 1982. A team of nuns measures ...