Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the ...
At the very beginning of its history, Earth was dry. How did it become a blue planet? A new theory could provide an answer.
While finding massive metallic rocks in space is relatively easy, asteroids that are just ten metres in size are far harder ...
Forget climate change or another global pandemic, scientists fear a giant asteroid that could destroy an area the size of ...
New research suggests that our Solar System may already be swimming in interstellar objects that originate from the Alpha ...
New paper points to the Alpha Centauri triple star system as likely potential source of millions of interstellar asteroids and comets.
It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the ...
Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...
The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.