China is recruiting for a planetary defense force amid growing global focus on the risk of asteroids colliding with Earth.
New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...
A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...
The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...
New paper points to the Alpha Centauri triple star system as likely potential source of millions of interstellar asteroids and comets.
The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.
However apocalyptic that might sound, the fact that we can imagine 2024 YR4’s impact is by design: Space agencies—particularly NASA—have become rather good at spotting asteroids. And two ...
The asteroid is rated at a 3 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, a tool used for categorizing potential impacts. That means 2024 YR4 merits attention from astronomers, the public a ...