The study, published in Nature Physics by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, simulates the forces of a nuclear blast on asteroid materials using something they call ...

And now scientists have figured out where this dinosaur-killing rock likely came from. According to research headed by Mario ...

It may sound out of this world, but the Earth will pick up a second mini-moon this month. But don’t get too attached to this ...

China to launch near-Earth asteroid sample return mission in 2025 China will launch the Tianwen-2 mission to sample a ...

Earth's moon soon won't be the only orbiting body in the sky. 'Mini-moon' asteroid 2024 PT5 will soon be here.

The asteroid, estimated to be around 100 feet in size, roughly the length of an airplane, will fly by at a distance of ...

Though referred to as a mini-moon, 2024 PT5 won't complete a full orbit around Earth. Instead, it will be a “temporarily ...

The concept was tested using Sandia's Z Machine, the most powerful X-ray source on Earth. By generating a burst of X-rays similar to those from a nuclear explosion, researchers were able to simulate ...

The European Space Agency is about to launch a spacecraft on an important research mission designed to bolster planetary ...

It may sound like something out of an epic space movie, but earth is going to get a second moon for a short time.

The mini-moon, named "2024 PT5", was discovered back in August and will be temporarily captured by Earth's gravitational pull ...

BJ's closest approach to Earth will be about 220,000 miles (354,000 kilometers) way. The space rock is ~68 feet (21 meters) ...