An illustration of Nasa's 'Dart' mission to test asteroid-smashing technology. It's understandable if the thought of a comet wiping out all life on earth might be an extra worry you just don't ...

Don’t space out or you’ll miss it. A once-in-a-generation asteroid broader than the width of Manhattan will be passing by the ...

An asteroid about the size of a refrigerator was spotted hours before it hit Earth’s atmosphere earlier this month. If you’ve seen Netflix’s hit film, Don’t Look Up, or have ever heard ...

Filmmakers have long been fascinated by apocalyptic asteroids and how the world would react if one was hurtling towards us. In 1998’s blockbuster Armageddon, the US sends a bunch of oil drillers ...