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

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero after earlier data had indicated a higher risk of a ...

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

"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...

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

Aside from the immediate devastation, researchers estimated an impact by a Bennu-sized asteroid would inject 100 million to 400 million tonnes of dust into the atmosphere, causing disruptions in ...

NASA has proven that successful extraction of materials from asteroids is possible; this was most recently seen with the promising results of its OSIRIS-REx mission, which retrieved samples containing ...

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

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

Aside from the immediate devastation, the researchers estimated that an impact by a Bennu-sized asteroid would inject 100-400 million tons of dust into the atmosphere, causing disruptions in ...

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center The next stop for NASA's asteroid-hopping spacecraft ... Donaldjohanson's characteristics appear very distinct from Bennu and Ryugu.

The asteroid that once posed the greatest impact risk to Earth in recorded history now has an effective 0% chance of striking our planet." Discovered in December 2024, 2024 YR4 quickly climbed to ...