'God of Chaos' Asteroid May Suffer Dramatic Changes During Earth Flyby
While previous observations have confirmed that Apophis will pose no impact threat to Earth during its flyby, the ...
Spacecraft watches lonely Earth and moon fade into the distance
The European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid, recently captured footage of our planet and the moon, set ...
IFLScience on MSN2h
Earth’s 2029 Close Encounter With Apophis Could Create Epic "Asteroidquakes"
However, an impact could kill millions directly ... Debate remains about how close to a planet an asteroid must come to ...
Could an asteroid wipe out life on Earth – and what are we doing about it?
Scientists – led by experts from Nasa – have spent more than 10 years working out how to prevent a devastating asteroid ...
A colossal asteroid once boiled the oceans. It also did the unexpected.
D: Iron in the ocean (from the ocean circulation, from the impactor itself, and from erosion), along with nutrients (like ...
Apophis: A new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that's set to brush by Earth
The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...
How Dangerous Is the “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm?
New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...
Skyscraper-sized asteroid and 4 others speed past Earth on the same day
Four huge asteroids — and a fifth that's much smaller — are passing Earth on Thursday in their closest approaches to the ...
IFLScience12d
What Happened At Chicxulub? The Asteroid Impact That Killed The Dinosaurs
Further study, together with the magnetic and gravity data, confirmed the site as an impact event, named for the nearby ...