BBC science and climate reporter Georgina Rannard talks us through all the details of Asteroid 2024 YR4, and gives a quick history of how we’ve managed asteroids in the past. Email: whatintheworld@bbc ...

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Researchers from University of Portsmouth have traced the origins of water to supernova explosions in early universe, ...

A massive asteroid, 535844 (2015 BY310), measuring roughly 460 feet in diameter, is set to pass Earth on March 5, 2025.

"Even worse, because this is so powerful, we are trying to reach a spacecraft which at this point is 300,000 km [186,411 ...

Although YR4 no longer poses a threat, it’s increasingly clear that Earth inhabits a dangerous neighborhood. Keeping out of ...

Researchers uncover the oldest asteroid crater in Australia, revealing its role in shaping Earth’s ancient climate.

NASA reports that Asteroid 2025 DM7 will make its closest approach on 4 March 2025, coming within 294,000 miles of Earth.

California-based space company AstroForge launched the first-ever mining mission to an asteroid. The mission is in serious ...

NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth in 2032 through recent calculations. The moon ...

Elon Musk has insisted it is essentially a matter of life and death that we find somewhere off Earth to colonize.