Scientists have unveiled the Nadir crater, a 5-mile wide undersea structure off the coast of West Africa, believed to have ...

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...

What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032? While the chances of the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in seven years are slim – there ...

Some may eject huge plumes, while others could absorb the impact with less effect. “Every time we interact with an asteroid, we find something that surprises us, so there’s a lot more work to do,” ...

Scientists are war-gaming humanity's worst nightmare: an asteroid with Earth's name on it. In April 2024, nearly 100 planetary defence experts gathered at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to ...

An asteroid that struck Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago left a long trail of destruction in its wake, new research suggests. Reading time 3 minutes Around 35 million years ago, a small asteroid ...

Researchers are learning details about asteroid impacts going back to the Earth's early history by using a new method for extracting precise information from tiny "spherules" embedded in layers of ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, is back in the spotlight — this time due to a slight increase in the chance that it could impact the moon in 2032.

Asteroid systems, particularly binary configurations, represent dynamic natural laboratories for studying impact processes and collisional outcomes in our Solar System. Recent advances have shed light ...

What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032? While the chances of the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in seven years are slim – there ...

A rubble pile like Dimorphos reacts differently than a dense, solid rock. Some may eject huge plumes, while others could absorb the impact with less effect. “Every time we interact with an asteroid, ...