Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Bennu, which comes closest to Earth every six years at a distance of 299,000 km, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with ...

As well as Aten asteroids being hard to find because they’re always lost in the sun’s glare—such as the famous asteroid Apophis— asteroids can slightly change their course over time ...

A swarm of interplanetary dust, rocks, comets and asteroids thought to be responsible for two famous impacts here on Earth has been found to be not quite as menacing as astronomers had feared.

A 100 metre wide asteroid is heading towards Earth and has triggered a response from a global defence group after it was ...

Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid. ESA-Science Office Astronomers have made a startling discovery: a ...

"It's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher ... Follow the top star of the belt to the left shoulder — the famous Betelgeuse — and follow that in a straight ...

Here's what to know about the asteroid 2024 YR4 and it's chances of hitting Earth: Asteroids: Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th Asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...

For example, during the famous Perseid meteor shower ... Young families of asteroids contain a lot of small fragments left over from collisions. Most of the meteorites are regular chondrites ...

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