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NASA recently tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a 3 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 2032. New data shows it's no longer a threat, but the incident highlights the need for strong ...
A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are brought back.
The One Show presenters Alex Jones and Alex Scott spoke to Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Gareth Malone and Joel Dommett on Monday's instalment of the BBC show.
During the latest instalment of The One Show, hosts Alex Jones and Alex Scott spoke to Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Gareth Malone and Joel Dommett.
The researchers reached the conclusion by studying 7,982 meteoroid trajectories and 540 potential meteorite falls.
What are some of the largest extraterrestrial impacts to effect Earth? Learn what we’ve seen in history, and what is ...
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five other space rocks passing by our planet over the next two days. The asteroid ...
An analysis of North America’s fossil record for the 18 million years before dinosaurs disappeared suggests the prehistoric ...
Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...
A massive asteroid, 2023 KU, will pass earth on Friday around 9.05 pm, said NASA, adding the 370 feet long asteroid travels ...
Dinosaurs may not have been declining before the asteroid impact after all – new research shows that the apparent drop in ...