Apophis will make a rare close flyby of Earth in 2029 as scientists study its effects and analyse new findings on ...
When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...
Scientists are considering possible deflection scenarios, including detonating a nuclear bomb near the asteroid.
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If an antimatter meteor came into our solar system, we’d definitely know about it, says one reader, especially if it hit the ...
What if the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs struck Earth again? Could humanity survive such a cataclysm—or would we ...
The American Museum of Natural History is opening a sweeping new exhibition, "Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs," on November 17, tracing how a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago wiped ...