The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance ...
Two gargantuan canyons on the moon were carved by a hailstorm of rocks — and that’s good news for future lunar astronauts.
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
The vast valleys of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck demonstrate the incredible forces that shaped the face of the Moon.
New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial planets, helping scientists piece together the chaotic history of our solar ...
Scientists from South Korea have conducted simulations of a potential impact of the asteroid Bennu on Earth in the year 2182.
Scientists from South Korea have conducted simulations of a potential impact of asteroid Bennu on Earth in the year 2182. As ...
Though that number’s rising, experts say further research could bring it to zero Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent Last week, NASA reported that a newly identified asteroid has a more than 1 ...
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...