"One advantage of the shallow entry, slow velocity atmospheric path model is that by the time the meteoroid is close to ...

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

Of the Asteroid 2024 YR4, Mr Rankin said last month: "It is just important to keep in mind that its orbit is still too ...

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb. 7. This probability of impact has increased since Jan. 29 when NASA ...

A massive meteor strike on Mars sent shockwaves across the planet, revealing that some of its tremors weren’t tectonic but ...

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

The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...

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

The Moon is no stranger to being struck by huge lumps of space rock. In fact, new research has shown that, nearly four ...

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

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