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 ...

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 ... the incident has drawn criticism, raising ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An asteroid large enough to flatten a city may be on track to crash into Earth on December 22, 2032, but the odds are very small, NASA announced Wednesday. "There should be no particular panic or ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed it is closely monitoring an asteroid that could hit the Earth in 2032. The recently discovered asteroid is estimated to be between 40m and 100m wide.

A 14-year-old Noida boy has discovered an asteroid through a NASA programme and is now set to name it. Daksh Malik's preliminary detection, submitted last year, has been officially confirmed by ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.