AN asteroid the size of a football pitch cannot be ignored, an expert has warned after its chances of hitting Earth increased ...

An asteroid recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years may have caused some alarm. Don't freak out – yet. Yes, the asteroid has little more than a 1% ...

the Torino scale is a color-coded scale from 0 to 10 (white to red) indicating the severity of an asteroid threat. 2024 YR4 is a 3 on the Torino scale, meaning that the close encounter with the ...

A freshly spotted asteroid that is up to 300ft wide detected by an automated telescope in December has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, scientists have said. The asteroid has been designated ...

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Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid. ESA-Science Office Astronomers have made a startling discovery ...

Fragments of the asteroid Bennu, carefully collected and ferried to Earth by a robotic spacecraft, contain the building blocks for life, NASA announced today. NASA ‘fist bumps’ an asteroid to ...

Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is possible An asteroid the width of a full-size football pitch could ...