Simulation shows off what would happen if a giant asteroid hits the ocean as scientists solve a 20 year old mystery ...

A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin ...

Even 200 years after asteroid 16 Psyche was discovered, astronomers continue to puzzle over its formation. Psyche is the 10th ...

Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuclear option could be a viable last resort to avert an ...

Images from a 2D Spheral simulation showing the fragmentation of the Chelyabinsk bolide as it descends through the atmosphere. Credit: LLNL Planetary Defense program Images from a 2D Spheral ...

Video: Simulation of an asteroid impact that triggered a North Sea tsunami 43 million years ago. New research recreates the asteroid strike that carved the Silverpit crater and un ...

A new study appears to have found evidence of a binary pair of asteroids transferring material to each other, the first ...

The China National Space Administration plans to launch the asteroid sample-return mission TianWen-2 with the target being the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3. The TianWen-2 spacecraft mainly focuses on ...

Spread the loveIn an exciting celestial event, a newly discovered asteroid, designated 2026 EG1, is set to make a close approach to Earth on the night of March 12, 2026. Measuring between 32 to 72 ...

A colossal asteroid struck the North Sea millions of years ago, forming a vast crater and unleashing a 100 metre (330-foot) tsunami that surged toward the land now known as Britain. Researchers have ...