This is not a drill. There is a chance - albeit a small one - that an asteroid could hit planet Earth within the next decade.

NASA is making emergency preparations to deal with a ‘city-killing’ asteroid after the odds of it smashing into Earth ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

"A similar-size impact event today could destroy a city the size ... redirect an asteroid or stop an impact, we can direct people to evacuate an area. Here are today's general risks from asteroids ...

Those odds may seem pretty good (assuming you're hoping for a miss), but consider this: The International Warning Asteroid ...

Those odds may seem pretty good (assuming you're hoping for a miss), but consider this: The International Warning Asteroid Network ... analogous to having a major city such as New Orleans in ...