A CHILLING simulation video has revealed the devastating impact a ‘city-killer’ asteroid would have if it hit Earth. Asteroid ...

Technology has improved enough to track space debris and asteroids down to the minute of entry. Last year, Kareta tracked a ...

The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

SCIENTISTS do not have much time to deflect an asteroid a size of a football pitch that is hurtling towards Earth, an expert ...

Since the Moon does not have an atmosphere like the Earth to slow down asteroids, a potential impact by the giant space rock could create a crater hundreds of metres wide, ejecting debris into space.

Recent studies indicate that asteroid 2024 YR4 may impact the Moon, with a 0.3% chance, instead of Earth. However, its ...

Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...

were dug out in a matter of less than 10 minutes by rocky debris sent violently aloft when an asteroid or comet struck the lunar surface roughly 3.8 billion years ago. This impact unleashed about ...

The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The ...