The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles away. It might come even closer in the ...

Is Earth really exceptional?  A new book seems to reaffirm that notion.  But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.

Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

YR4, a near-Earth asteroid has a one-in-45 chance of hitting Planet Earth in December 2032, NASA and the European Space ...

YR4 asteroid has a 1-in-45 chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While the risk is low, monitoring continues to assess the impact ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to be pointed at asteroid 2024 YR4 to reduce uncertainty regarding the chances of ...

In his inauguration speech in January, United States President Donald Trump declared the US would "plant the stars and ...

Near-Earth asteroid, Bennu, has scientists worried about a disastrous impact that could spark an "impact winter." ...

Dr Robin George Andrews, a volcanologist and author based in London, warns that 'we might not be able to stop 2024 YR4'.

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