Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...

An asteroid of about 100 meters in size can cause a localized catastrophe at the impact site ... reach the Earth and cause minimal damage. Asteroid Bennu This asteroid is already known and ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid ... it reaches impact." While the Earth's atmosphere acts as a protective barrier, that still doesn't prevent all damage.

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.

Scientists have found special chemical compounds necessary for the existence of life in samples collected from asteroid Bennu. They believe the asteroid is a plant-like object rich in water and ...

A new study challenges the idea that dinosaurs were declining before the asteroid impact. Researchers at UCL Earth Sciences examined thousands of fossils. They found fewer accessible rocks from ...

NASA said that an asteroid previously believed to be destined for Earth is now more likely to make impact with the moon.

If it did strike Earth, 2024 YR4 would cause “severe blast damage” spanning as far as 50 kilometres from the impact site, according to the International Asteroid Warning Network. 2:04 How ...

but these “Planetary Defenders” are real-life scientists in Tucson and elsewhere who are working to save the world from a major asteroid impact. NASA debuted an original documentary on ...

Every six years, an asteroid by the name of Bennu passes by Earth. Bennu is a small, loosely compacted ball of black rocks that formed nearly 4.6 billion years ago. Recently, scientists ...