The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

While the apparent increase in collision probability for December 2032 may seem concerning, experts stress that the risk ...

Though that number’s rising, experts say further research could bring it to zero Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent Last week, NASA reported that a newly identified asteroid has a more than 1 ...

When the spacecraft completed its long journey home more than a year ago, NASA split up a 120-gram sample, collected in October 2020 from the asteroid Bennu, among researchers around the globe.

Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles. It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The findings provide the ...

Is an asteroid set to collide with Earth in 2032? Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) say they have spotted a space rock that could smash into the Earth. While the ...

—'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA says — We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms Also in science news this week ...

Estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, Asteroid 2024 YR4 grabbed the attention of astronomers when it rose on the NASA automated Sentry risk list on December 31, 2024. Listen to Story Nasa ...

A story you may have seen recently claims an asteroid spotted this month by an astronomer turned out to be a Tesla in space. Believe it or not, this one's true. In 2018, Elon Musk and SpaceX ...