Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...
A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have ...
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and position.
Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.
Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...