"No specific asteroid, or family of asteroids, has been identified as the [agrite parent body]," wrote Rider and his colleagues in their paper published in the journal Icarus. "The igneous nature ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

If this asteroid follows the pattern of other near-Earth asteroids after their discovery, the chances of impact will rise and then fall, according to the agency. For example, the asteroid Apophis ...

Credit: NASA Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks can still be threatening, as the surprise 56-foot (17-meter ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

While both JPL and MPC focus squarely on cataloging and tracking natural asteroids, comets and other natural bodies — the day will come when astronomers must begin closely watching human-made ...

If it's done early enough and if we have enough warning, we can divert asteroids." NASA has theorized that laser ablation could be used to deflect asteroids, though this technology has not been ...

Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt Dec. 9, 2024 — Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt.

Several small asteroids are set to pass by Earth in early February 2025 with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) closely monitoring their movements. While these asteroids are approaching at what ...

It's impossible to tell exactly how often our planet has been smacked by large asteroids in its history. Craters are erased and covered over by erosion processes. Some large rocks explode in the air, ...

Jussi Vanhanen has been appointed the new CEO of Metsäliitto Cooperative and President and CEO of Metsä Group.... From May 2027, the EU's revised Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR, regulation 2024/1157) ...