New fossils provide clues How did wolves evolve into dogs? New fossils provide clues We just learned where the asteroid that ended dinosaurs came from We just learned where the asteroid that ended din ...

The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...

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The origins of life on our planet remains one science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

Rivkin led the investigation for NASA's 2022 DART mission, which successfully nudged an asteroid off its course using a spacecraft — a strategy known as a "kinetic impactor." The target asteroid ...

What will happen if the asteroid is on a collision course? If the asteroid is bigger than 50 metres, the ESA will debate sending a space mission to intercept it, according to Cano. "We have two ...

While Asteroid 2024 YRA has a minute chance of hitting Earth in seven years, the co-lead of NASA's DART mission says a small spacecraft could deflect the space rock's course. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of ...

That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing ...

Rivkin led the investigation for NASA's 2022 DART mission, which successfully nudged an asteroid off its course using a spacecraft -- a strategy known as a "kinetic impactor." The target asteroid ...