Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our understanding of the Earth's past and our future.

Bennu — a rubble pile just one-third of a mile (one-half of a kilometer) across — was originally part of a much larger asteroid that got clobbered by other space rocks. The latest results suggest this ...

As a "rubble pile" asteroid, Ryugu offers scientists a glimpse into the chaotic early days of the solar system when planetary bodies were still forming. Its unique structure provides critical data ...

In 2019, the OSIRIS-REx mission arrived at the B-type asteroid Bennu, the rubble pile left behind from a much larger body millions of years ago. The craft collected samples from Bennu and sent them to ...

The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...

Getty Images Eros became the first near-Earth asteroid to be discovered when a German astronomer spotted it in 1898 (Credit: Getty Images) Does this mean a rubble pile asteroid would be more ...

Bennu — a rubble pile just one-third of a mile (one-half of a kilometer) across — was originally part of a much larger asteroid that got clobbered by other space rocks. The latest results ...

Asteroid Bennu today is characterized as a carbon-rich, rubble pile asteroid created through impacts, according to UA assistant professor Jessica Barnes. However, according to Barnes, Bennu’s ...

Being wiped out by a massive space rock that hits Earth at thousands of miles an hour may sound like a plot worthy of a Hollywood film. But a newly-discovered space rock, called 2024 YR4, really ...

While far smaller than the 10-kilometer asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, it could still cause significant destruction. "If it’s a rubble-pile asteroid, an impact would ...