“I’m shocked by the streamers in the ejecta,” University of Central Florida Planetary Scientists Phil Metzger posted in a recent thread on the social media website Twitter. Dr Metzger was referring to ...

NASA’s DART mission to ram a kinetic impactor into a harmless asteroid went perfectly yesterday, resulting in the desired destruction of the spacecraft. And as views from Earth showed, the effects of ...

An asteroid struck Mars 2.3 million years ago, throwing debris across a region of the planet equal to four times the length of the Grand Canyon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

NASA has raised the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth to 3.1%, according to newly published data released on Tuesday. This marks an increase from previous estimates and signifies the most ...

On Dec. 27, 2024, researchers noticed a concerning sight in the sky. After careful observation and calculation, they revealed ...

2024 YR4's odds jumped to a 1-in-32 chance of impact, though that number will likely fall as the asteroid continues to be monitored. Reading time 3 minutes 2024 YR4 first caught astronomers’ eyes on ...

As scientists begin to analyze images of Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, which saw a spacecraft slam into the asteroid Dimorphos on Monday, they’re learning surprising things about asteroids.