The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth with enough force to destroy a small country have been increased to 1 in 43.

"In a fraction of a day all vestiges of civilization are gone, and the great cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, New York — are nothing but legends. Barely a stone is left where ...

While it may sound like a doomsday setup from a superhero movie, scientists are warning that the Earth is on a slow but steady path toward total destruction. This gloomy prediction is based on a ...

and Earth Defense Force 6 is taking the destruction to new heights. Born in the early 2000s, the Earth Defense Force games ...

Global planetary defence procedures have been triggered for the first time after a 100 metre-wide asteroid was revealed to have a chance of colliding with Earth. On December 27, 2024, an automated ...

If the asteroid Apophis were to strike Earth, the impact would result in severe destruction, although not as catastrophic as ...

A Nasa spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid about 10.9 million km from Earth last month ... most of the giant asteroids that could destroy our planet. None of these poses a risk ...