There's no cause for concern – at least not yet. Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and sophisticated ...

When we think of the solar system, we tend to think of the Sun and the nine planets that orbit it. But there's a lot more orbiting the Sun than just planets (and dwarf planets - we see you, Pluto!

probably. Astronomers have almost found all the kilometer-sized ... [+] asteroids. There’s a little under 1,000 of them—and none of them will strike Earth in the next 1,000 years. When will an ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the future of the commercial space industry. According to what scientists have learned from the evidence left behind, around ...

For all its simplicity, the arcade classic Asteroids was engaging in the extreme, with the ping of the laser, the rumble of the rocket, the crash of crumbling space rocks, and that crazy warble ...