as.com3d
Asteroid Bennu could trigger a global winter lasting more than 3 years and here’s what’s known
The vast majority can be found in the asteroid belt, orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroid approaches happen every day while close approaches with Earth and near misses are less ...
CNN3d
Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A recently ...
Space.com4d
Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
The odds of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 have increased to 1 in 43. Despite this, you still shouldn't worry about the potential impact of this asteroid. That's because experts ...
The Washington Post9d
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The rock is in a highly elliptical orbit of the sun that takes it across the Earth’s orbit and then back out to the asteroid belt. It will be visible only for a few months before it vanishes ...
CBS News4d
A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's what to know.
Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles. It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of ...
Los Angeles Times4d
An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits, and should we worry?
An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid ...
CNN10d
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Space agencies are ...
USA Today3d
Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
Phys.org9d
Pristine asteroid samples reveal secrets of the ancient solar system
such as Saturn's moon Enceladus and the dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt. "Both Enceladus and Ceres have subsurface brine oceans," Associate Professor Timms said. "Even though asteroid ...
Popular Mechanics7d
An Asteroid Sample Just Changed What We Know About Life in Our Solar System
Around one to two billion years ago, this mega-asteroid broke apart in the Asteroid Belt, producing a chunk of rock that us ape-like inhabitants on the Solar System’s third planet would one day ...
Yahoo News11d
Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
An asteroid recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years may have caused some alarm. Don't freak out – yet. Yes, the asteroid has little more than a 1% ...