It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...

REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

Thankfully the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are extremely low but NASA is still keeping an eye ...

Now experts have modelled what the possible impact of 2024 YR4 – equal to 15,000,000 tons of TNT – could look like.

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

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Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

Last week, NASA reported that a newly identified asteroid has a more than 1 percent chance of striking Earth in December 2032, per a statement released by the agency. Now, astronomers have bumped ...

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