A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all ...

Witness the potential scale of destruction and long-term consequences of an asteroid impact on Earth. A boy and his father ...

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 ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

It rose to the top of the Torino Impact ... NASA has highlighted that even if the asteroid were to hit the Moon, no changes would be made to its orbit. With Earth in the clear, scientists continue ...

So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid Bennu to retrieve an ... scientists assumed that the Earth’s atmosphere filtered out carbonaceous debris. When an object hits Earth’s atmosphere, it ...

A “city killer” asteroid had a chance of striking Earth in 2032 is now expected to miss the planet. But there’s a chance it will smash into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in ...

At first, asteroid 2024 YR4 seemed like a potential threat to Earth, but that risk has since been greatly reduced. The asteroid is estimated to be between 30 and 65 metres wide. Meanwhile, the chances ...

New Observations Show the Asteroid That Won't Hit Earth Resembles a Spinning Hockey Puck CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might ...

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid Bennu to retrieve an unaltered ... When an object hits Earth’s atmosphere, it has to survive significant pressures and high temperatures.

So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid Bennu ... scientists assumed that the Earth’s atmosphere filtered out carbonaceous debris. When an object hits Earth’s atmosphere, it ...