Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically and geographically ...
Earth just had two close calls... and one went completely unnoticed. A small asteroid passed just 266 miles above ...
We’d certainly know about it if an asteroid hit Mars or the moon, but just how much Earth would be affected depends on a number of factors ...
A newly discovered space rock will zoom safely by Earth later today (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...
A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meaning ...
"With these probability maps, we can push asteroids away while preventing them from returning on an impact trajectory, ...
Recapping some of the most talked-about news this week from the nation and around the world – in case you missed it.
A NASA spacecraft touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid on Tuesday, grabbing a sample of rocks dating back to the birth of our solar system to bring home.
The European space agency (ESA) signed a deal worth 129 million euros ($154 million) on Tuesday to make a spacecraft for a joint project with NASA looking at how to deflect an asteroid heading for ...