The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting planet Earth in seven years.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ...
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world ... steps that lead from elements to life,” said ...
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...