An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...
Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...
Now, they’ve simulated what will happen to us all if Bennu, a hill-sized piece of space rock, indeed does end up colliding with Earth. You’ve probably heard of the last big asteroid to hit ...
The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth in 2032 have risen slightly and, while it is unlikely to happen, it is still very interesting to consider how we would respond to an event like this.
A NASA scientist has predicted where a huge asteroid - the size of Big Ben - could potentially hit Earth in seven years' time ...