Asteroid 2024 YR was likely a "small, rocky object" measuring 40 to 100 metres and weighing about 220 million kgs. "If it was ...

According to NASA, an asteroid named 2024 YR 4 could hit Earth in December 2032. The space rock is between 130 feet and 330 feet in diameter. Experts estimate that there is a 1 in 83 chance that it ...

A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...

A professor of planetary astronomy at the University of Edinburgh has spoken on Asteroid 2024 YR4 - a massive space object that is said to 'plummeting' towards Earth.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature ...

Identified by astronomers in August 2024 near Earth, a small space rock is likely a fragment of the moon that broke off thousands of years ago. ... Continue Reading → ...

Amelia Bryan discusses what cosmological events to look forward to in 2025: planetary parades, eclipses and meteor showers.

NASA has identified a newly discovered near-Earth asteroid which has sparked interest due to its potential for impact.

The asteroid’s possible impact sites include the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, ...

NASA’s Bennu asteroid sample reveals important chemical molecules and minerals, offering new information about the ...