An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...
Asteroid headed towards Earth could smash into the Moon, scientists say - Nasa expects chances of Earth collision to be ...
We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile, dubbed ATLAS, came across the space rock while observing the ...
China has initiated the formation of a planetary defence team to address the potential danger posed by near-Earth asteroids.
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