The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile, dubbed ATLAS, came across the space rock while observing the ...

China is assembling a 'planetary defense force' amid fears that an asteroid could strike Earth early next decade. According ...

Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity - ANALYSIS: Asteroid 2024 YR4 could have a ...

CHINA is assembling a planetary defence team after a giant “city-killer” asteroid was discovered hurtling towards Earth. The ...

“Most planetary collision scenarios are classified as ‘hit and run’ or ‘graze and merge,’” Denton explained in a written statement. “What we’ve discovered is something entirely ...

The scientific community is on alert after the discovery of the asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS ...

Most planetary collision scenarios are classified as "hit and run" or "graze and merge," meaning this "kiss and capture" scenario is something entirely new. "We were definitely surprised by the ...

The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth have increased, so China is putting together a 'planetary defence team'.

In an effort to address a growing space risk, China has initiated a planetary defense program aimed at preventing a potential collision with asteroid 2024 YR4, which is projected to come close to ...

A 100 metre wide asteroid is heading towards Earth and has triggered a response from a global defence group after it was ...

Planetary science is the study of the celestial ... submillimetre grains resist erosion by individual grains with collision speeds up to around 0.5 m s –1. The stability of these charged ...