In the wake of the test, a Sept. 26 post went viral about the mission, claiming, "NASA just blocked a whole asteroid from hitting the earth." Over 3,000 Facebook users shared the post within 20 hours.

Where could the asteroid hit, does NASA have the ability to deviate it, and could Bruce Willis save us? MailOnline's Science and Technology Editor, Shivali Best, answers your questions.

NASA has a dedicated Centre for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) that keeps an eye on near-Earth objects (NEOs), and currently tracks roughly 28,000 asteroids. Every two years CNEOS runs a ...

This event will also marks the fourth asteroid to hit Earth's atmosphere this year. The NASA-funded Kitt Peak ... According to a 2017 study, only asteroids that span at least nearly 60 feet in ...

That’s the hypothetical scenario NASA astronomers tested with a recent simulation in which officials attempted to plan for an asteroid that had a 72% chance of hitting Earth in just 14 years.

It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our asteroid-sleuthing telescopes are working. "These things come through on a ...

NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which measures around 1,300 feet in diameter. The largest space rock, known as ...

An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city now has an increased chance of hitting Earth in seven years, NASA reported on Tuesday. NASA first discovered the 130-to-300-foot-wide asteroid, named 2024 ...

The asteroids closest approach to Earth will be on Feb. 14, 2046. Data from NASA shows the asteroid could hit Earth on that date, but it's likely to pass Earth by more than 1.1 million miles.