Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

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An asteroid strike could cool the planet's climate, harm crops, and disrupt food supply, but it may also increase plankton ...

What would happen if a 500-meter asteroid hit Earth? Scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics modeled the aftermath, ...

In some ways, 2024 YR4 is one of the most worrying asteroids we have ever encountered. It was, for instance, given a rating ...

Unlike the Chicxulub asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, a collision ... Earth's ecosystems could actually stand to benefit from such a disaster. Although they initially take a hit, the ...

A team of researchers have now modelled what will happen to the planet, climate and humans if this asteroid crashes on Earth ...

World could be plunged into cold and dark that would radically alter how we find food – but there is reason for hope, ...

Simulations of a massive asteroid, as wide as the Eiffel Tower is tall, suggest Earth could face catastrophic consequences, ...

Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...