See multiple views from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft's touching down on asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Credit: JAXA/U. Tokyo/Kochi ...

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What minerals within the grain samples from asteroid Ryugu that returned to Earth can teach scientists about this intriguing ...

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings ...

S cientists had high hopes for the sample of asteroid Ryugu collected by the Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe. The actual findings ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

A surprising discovery from a tiny grain of asteroid Ryugu has rocked scientists' understanding of how our Solar System ...

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm because of the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially considered a potential threat to Earth, is now more likely to hit the moon in 2032. The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar ...

Asteroids colliding with Earth might seem farfetched, but the planetary threat is real. Just this year news broke of an asteroid with a 1%–2% chance of a fatal collision occurring in 2032. While ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million km) of Earth on June 5 and you can watch it happen live online.