According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

The tech billionaires could collaborate on a "humanity-saving" moon base in case an asteroid hits Earth, Douglas MacKinnon wrote.

Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...

massive and heavily metallic body in the main asteroid belt. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected hydrated minerals on the surface of asteroid 16 Psyche. The asteroid is one of the ...

Of the 10% of meteorites without a known source, 6% come from the moon, Mars or Vesta, the latter one of the largest objects in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. All meteor showers ...

The vast majority can be found in the asteroid belt, orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroid approaches happen every day while close approaches with Earth and near misses are less ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Into Asteroid Belt Small Game Boy inspired(160 × 144 resolution & 4 colors pallette) game about avoiding asteroids. Grand Theft Auto VI isn't the only ...

The UAE is developing a space craft to land on an asteroid belt beyond Mars. In the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and ...

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Asteroids Asteroids have been floating in the dark abyss of space for millions of years. They're often called the remnants of ...