Space is big. Disturbingly big. And most of the time, it goes about its business without us paying much attention. But every so often, something out there catches scientists’ eyes in a way that stops ...

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 ...

In just three years, a mountain-sized asteroid will streak past Earth so close that it will be visible to the naked eye from parts of India, and it will actually pass inside the ring of satellites ...