The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

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The curious minds at What If investigate what would happen if the most devastating asteroid hit Earth tomorrow, revealing impact zones, tsunamis, and mass extinctions.

A 700-metre asteroid went undetected near Earth after hiding in the Sun’s glare, raising fresh questions about blind spots in ...

The impact of the asteroid in present-day Yucatan wiped out almost all life on Earth. It recovered faster than previously ...

As part of the 'Our Fragile Space' exhibition, Alexander took long-exposure photographs of the sky to illustrate the number ...

Social media users shared a cosmic claim about an alleged secret NASA document named "Project Anchor" leaking online in 2024.

New experiments suggest RNA, life’s essential molecule, could have formed naturally on early Earth and even arrived from space, raising intriguing questions about how easily life might begin elsewhere ...

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Her baby couldn’t make it home for the holidays, but at least Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina had some out-of-this-world snapshots to keep herself warm. DellaGiustina is principal investigator for NASA’s ...