The Moon might be getting some attention in 2032. A small asteroid, roughly 60 metres wide, could smack it. Experts say the ...
A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...
Earth is facing two major natural threats: one from deep space and one from beneath our feet. In this playlist, we look at NASA’s latest warning about a giant asteroid that may one day cross paths ...
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 710 meters (just under half a mile) wide, this space rock sets a record for how fast it spins on its axis: about one rotation ...
Since the Moon's formation, asteroid impacts have been the dominant exogenous geological process, creating craters and basins across its surface and profoundly altering its topography and geochemical ...