Scientists at Lab are unraveling the mysteries of Bennu, a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid, using cutting-edge technology. The ...

Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is unusually magnetic ...

The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

For example, an asteroid estimated at 6-9 miles (10-15 km) wide - much larger than 2024 YR4 - hit ... of Bennu - with a diameter of roughly three-tenths of a mile (500 meters) - strikes Earth.

For example, an asteroid estimated at 10 to 15 kilometres wide — much larger than 2024 YR4 — hit off ... size of Bennu — with a diameter of roughly 500 metres — strikes Earth.

Last year, astronomers detected the near-earth asteroid (NEA ... obtained samples from asteroid 101955 Bennu. In addition to confirming that S-type asteroids are the source of the most common ...

"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...

strike it and change the asteroid's path by up to 620 miles (1,000 km). This would mean that if 2024 YR4 were going to hit Earth on its next closest approach in 2032, we could nudge it enough to ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods forever. via REUTERS We could experience a rock market crash. Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth ...

A few weeks ago, Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines for being surprisingly likely to hit Earth in the next several years. After peaking at an impact likelihood of about 3%, additional data was ...

This would mean that if 2024 YR4 were going to hit Earth on its next closest approach in 2032, we could nudge it enough to avoid disaster. —If an asteroid really threatened the Earth ...