Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

A new study suggests the craters were dug out by rocky debris after the lunar surface was struck around 3.8 billion years ago ...

The near-earth object first discovered in 2024 has stirred up conversation on social media because of the potential for an ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...

Two canyons that splay out from a vast asteroid crater on the moon may have been quickly formed by chains of impacts that ...

An undated artistic rendering shows an asteroid or comet striking near the Moon's south pole about 3.8 billion years ago, an ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

The origin of Upheaval Dome in Utah remains debated, with theories ranging from a meteorite impact to underground salt ...

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...

The chemical makeup of mineral inclusions preserved in impact glass hints at the site of a missing impact crater.