An asteroid is expected to eventually hit Earth, highlighting the importance of preparing for such an event. This video ...

An asteroid could strike Earth one day, prompting the need for preparation and understanding. This video covers various ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

For large Main Belt asteroids, that break-apart point was set at a spin period of about 2.2 hours – a hard limit suggested by ...

New experiments suggest RNA, life’s essential molecule, could have formed naturally on early Earth and even arrived from ...

It is popularly believed that around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs ...

New research shows how RNA, a key molecule for life, may have formed on early Earth using simple chemistry and materials delivered by asteroid impacts, linking space science with the origins of life ...

Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...

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Chinese researchers want to send more than 20 of China's largest rockets to practice turning away a sizable asteroid - a technique that may eventually be crucial if a killer rock is on a collision ...

New experiments suggest that RNA, a crucial molecule for life, could have naturally formed on early Earth or even arrived from space via asteroids.

Now, evidence suggests that some of these spiral-shaped species did manage to persist after all. Recent analysis of ammonite ...