Credit: Graeme Churchard / CC BY 2.0 Researchers have confirmed the Yarrabubba crater in Australia as the oldest asteroid crater on Earth, dating back 2.229 billion years. This oldest asteroid impact ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is between 40 and 90 meters in diameter, about the size of a large apartment block. The asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in December last year, is moving towards Earth. A NASA expert ...

NASA officials this week said recent calculations show a significantly smaller risk than previously believed that Earth could be annihilated in 2032 as a result of being hit by Asteroid 2024 YR4.

Scientists initially feared asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032, but new data reduced its impact risk to near zero. The case highlights the evolving accuracy of planetary defense efforts. Credit ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – The company behind a mission to examine a nearby asteroid reports that their spacecraft is likely tumbling in space after encountering significant communication issues ...

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to ...

The world's first private spaceraft built to visit an asteroid is slowly tumbling in space and the outlook is dire. The spacecraft, called Odin, launched atop a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday (Feb. 26 ...

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Nasa said the asteroid scare proved an "invaluable opportunity" to test Earth's planetary defence procedures. Scientists had considered various methods to divert the asteroid, including nukes, solar ...

Self-standing functionality is becoming a hallmark of Yeti backpacks. Pictured: the new Ranchero 27L Backpack. Photo by Jack Seemer for Gear Patrol The Bozeman bag also showcased two of Mystery ...

Asteroid Dimorphos is a small space rock that orbits a larger companion. It gained attention when NASA investigated ways to alter its trajectory in case it ever threatened Earth. The Double Asteroid ...