Scientists predict the close encounter will trigger what they call "astroquakes" on the asteroid's surface due to Earth's gravitational pull. While initially feared as potentially dangerous upon its ...
An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of the few meteorites ...
A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before ...
NASA is closely tracking asteroid Apophis, a massive Near-Earth Object that could cause widespread destruction if it collides ...
A massive asteroid will experience earthquake-like tremors when it makes a historic close approach to Earth in 2029, ...
When Apophis was discovered in 2004, initial calculations indicated that it could approach Earth with a risk of collision.
The Hayabusa2 mission brought dust from the asteroid Ryugu back to Earth in 2020 ... Earth is the only one to feature vast ...
The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos," is set to pass by Earth on November 13th. While scientists assure it ...