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Asteroid Day reminds us of space rocks' power. Some asteroids hit Earth hard. One exploded over Chelyabinsk in 2013, injuring ...
YR4 might collide with the Moon in 2031, with a 4.3% chance of impact, according to NASA's updated calculations.
Learn about two major asteroid impacts from 3.5 million years ago that may not have had lasting environmental effects.
Devastating storms and tornadoes have swept through three states, leaving a tragic aftermath in their wake. Lives have been ...
Three of these asteroids would have over one million times the energy of Hiroshima if they were to strike Earth’s surface and ...
NASA’s DART spacecraft crashed into an asteroid at over six kilometers per second to test Earth’s first planetary defense ...
There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...
"The United Nations declaration of June 30 as Asteroid Day is a very important milestone for us," Asteroid Day co-founder ...
I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high. As ...
Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.
A massive meteor crater in northern Arizona continues to attract visitors and spark curiosity about space and science, ...