A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way ... to have a one in 83 chance of a direct hit. Image: An artist's impression of 2024 YR4.

Scientists Predict Devastation if Asteroid Bennu Strikes Earth in 2182 By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making ...

Asteroid Impact on Moon Blasted Two Grand Canyons in 10 Minutes By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of ...

A vast impact crater near the moon’s south pole was formed by an asteroid moving at more than a kilometre a second, releasing energy when it struck equivalent to 130 times that of all the ...

Generative AI has radically transformed digital creation. AI image generators can produce pictures from just a few words in a prompt, and it's becoming easier than ever to find and use these programs.

When the spacecraft completed its long journey home more than a year ago, NASA split up a 120-gram sample, collected in October 2020 from the asteroid Bennu, among researchers around the globe.

Astronomy doesn’t stop. On Christmas Day 2024 researchers made a significant discovery with the identification of a 196-foot asteroid hurtling towards earth. The space rock is currently around ...

Is an asteroid set to collide with Earth in 2032? Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) say they have spotted a space rock that could smash into the Earth. While the ...

2024 YR4, is on a path that might lead to a collision with our planet on 22 December 2032. NASA scientists have found an asteroid named 2024 YR4, which might collide with Earth in 2032, posing a 1 ...

A newly-discovered 100 metre wide asteroid heading towards Earth has triggered a planetary defence response group. Spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid - designated ...

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Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is possible An asteroid the width of a full-size football pitch could ...