Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...

A new study challenges the belief that dinosaurs were declining before the asteroid impact that ended their reign. Analysing 18 million years of fossil data, researchers argue that apparent drops ...

An asteroid that could be the size of a 10-storey building will now miss Earth - but the chances of the space rock slamming into the moon have doubled. Asteroid 2024 YR4 briefly had a small chance of ...

open image in gallery Artist’s illustration of asteroid 2024 YR4 as it flies by the Earth and heads toward potential impact with the Moon (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R Proctor) It would be one of the ...

The team used the telescope to capture images of the asteroid in multiple different wavelengths. Detailed analysis of the asteroid's lightcurve, its pattern of light and output in time ...

"If it weren't for that asteroid, they might still share this planet with mammals, lizards, and their surviving descendants: birds." Richard Pallardy Social Links Navigation ...

They're ready to take the next steps in their relationship. From the moment they set eyes on each other at the altar of their Married At First Sight wedding, Rhi and Jeff have seemed destined to last ...

Nasa has updated its assessment of asteroid 2024 YR4, revealing an increased chance of lunar impact. The space agency now calculates a 3.8 per cent probability that the asteroid will hit the Moon on ...