Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system. Analysis of three ...

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Nov. 13, 2024 — An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of ...

Several asteroids flew near Earth safely on Thursday — and one tiny space rock came in for a close shave. The Solar System is dirty, filled with asteroids that litter the space between planets.

Four large asteroids will make their closest approaches to Earth on Thursday, each passing by the planet within a 24-hour time frame. Two had already zipped past early in the morning, according to ...

Astronauts could travel to Mars and Venus by hitching a ride on asteroids, burying under the surface to protect themselves from radiation. High levels of harmful radiation from the sun and ...

Four large asteroids will make their closest approaches to Earth on Thursday, each passing by the planet within a 24-hour time frame. Two had already zipped past early in the morning, according to ...

Giant so-called "killer asteroids" are set to pass Earth within a 12-hour window after being first spotted earlier this month. The space rocks, two of which are the size of aeroplanes, are large ...

The asteroids range from 100ft to 580ft across, and two of these space rocks were only discovered earlier this month, according to Nasa’s asteroid watch dashboard. The largest of them ...

Four large asteroids are passing by Earth today, NASA has said, but despite their huge size they are not expected to pose any danger to our planet. The "potentially hazardous" asteroids ...

Two of these asteroids — 2024 TP17 and 2024 TR6 — were only discovered earlier this month, just weeks before their “world tour.” Getty Images Following close behind will be the 150-foot ...

The researchers ran multiple simulations of asteroids and comets of a wide range of sizes as well. "We produced hydrocode computer models of a Type II or touch-down airburst, which is that in ...