Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet later this century. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Scientists ...

We all know what happens when an asteroid hits the Earth – Armageddon, pretty much. One (or maybe two, depending on who you ask) of these massive space rocks killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ...

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will provide insights far more precisely than ground telescopes can manage now, as the rock ...

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An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

The moon is pummeled by asteroids nearly every day, creating new craters constantly that can range from a few feet to many miles across. The asteroid impacts, when they’re large enough, create flashes ...