The chances that an asteroid spotted last year by space scientists could strike Earth in around 8 years time have increased slightly. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is...
The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed. A second, smaller space rock...
Nasa has successfully crashed its Dart spacecraft into an asteroid. The American space agency was testing whether space rocks that might threaten Earth could be nudged...
A dinosaur’s leg, stunningly preserved, has been presented by scientists claiming it was likely killed by a giant asteroid which caused the species’ extinction. The limb,...
A spacecraft has launched on a mission to test technology that could one day tip a dangerous asteroid off course. Nasa’s Dart mission wants to see...
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