New Scientist3d
The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought
Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...
Physics World22h
How would an asteroid strike affect life on Earth?
New simulations reveal that the climate, atmospheric chemistry and even global photosynthesis would be dramatically disrupted by an asteroid collision ...
Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
Daily Express27d
Asteroid could hit Earth and spark global winter as year of 'impact' pinpointed
Earlier this month, NASA revealed that samples collected from Bennu contain 14 of the 20 amino acids essential for life on Earth, as well as key organic compounds that play a role in forming DNA ...
NASA Issues Update on Chance of Asteroid Hitting Earth
In an update issued on February 7, NASA said the probability of 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had gone from around 1.2 percent (one-in-83) to 2.3 percent (one-in-43).