The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...

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Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...

Beyond the immediate impact damage, an asteroid impact would have long-lasting effects on Earth's atmosphere. What would ...

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than 10 meters has a greater than 1 percent chance of striking Earth within the next 20 years. The risk of 2024 YR4 meets this threshold.

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

Estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, the asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032. The object, classified as a near-Earth asteroid because its ...