An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen, and should we worry?
An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with Earth, according to the United States Geological Survey. Small asteroids typically burn up in the upper atmosphere before ever reaching Earth’s surface to become meteorites.
Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...
YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...
The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is monitoring asteroid 2025 CG, which will pass by Earth on 8 February.
China is assembling a 'planetary defense force' amid fears that an asteroid could strike Earth early next decade. According ...
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