"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...

If the asteroid’s path ends at Earth, NASA isn’t helpless, Fieber-Beyer said. For the first time in known history, NASA's DART mission in 2022 was able to deflect an asteroid with a kinetic ...

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

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

New simulations reveal that the climate, atmospheric chemistry and even global photosynthesis would be dramatically disrupted by an asteroid collision ...

In January 2025, scientists announced the discovery of organic molecules— the building blocks of life— in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid named Bennu. What can this discovery reveal ...

Heavily-flowing rivers, damaged bridges, and water bubbling up in roads from infrastructure damage were seen in Pinetown, a town north-west of South Africa’s largest port city, Durban, on Friday ...

With most revenues by mid-cap sized firms being made in America, Kirk McDonald from Argent Capital Management believes this ...

Now, what would happen if a big asteroid was confirmed to be on a collision course impact path with Earth? While our asteroid detection systems are way ahead of our asteroid defense systems ...