An asteroid discovered over 200 years ago which is roughly the size of Germany would have catastrophic consequences for life ...

Recent findings about asteroid 2024 YR4 highlight its potential dangers, not just to Earth but also to the Moon. This article delves into the fascinating observations made by the James Webb Space ...

This event marked the largest fall of its kind since the Murchison meteorite in Australia in 1969, with a total of 27 ...

YR₄ is no longer a threat to Earth, but the moon is not yet safe. Even observations from space have not changed this.

While life on Earth has been dramatic enough lately, there’s also been an unusual amount of news from space in the early ...

They're named after the absolutely enormous asteroid 887 Alinda, first discovered in 1918. At roughly 2.5 miles across, 887 Alinda would cause an extinction-level catastrophe if it struck Earth.

As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn't mean we're out of the woods forever. via REUTERS We could experience a rock market crash. Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth ...

Named 2024 YR4, it was estimated to be between 40m and 90m across, with the potential to cause massive damage if it hit a populated area of the planet. The chances of that happening, however, seemed ...