Huge asteroid dubbed 'dinosaur killer's cousin' as new 8.5km crater discovered
A crater spanning 8.5km has been found, with scientists believing it may have been caused by an asteroid falling to earth around the same time…
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NASA tracking asteroid the size of Canary Wharf set to smash into Earth this month
NASA is monitoring the rock as it approaches Earth’s atmosphere, and despite hopes it will speed by our planet the body has dubbed it a…
Inside the Hunt for a ‘Minimoon’ in the Australian Desert
On Aug. 22, 2016, a fireball streaked across the sky over South Australia. A low, bright meteor. It was one of hundreds of space rocks…
Nasa's £8billion space telescope 'more damaged than once thought' by asteroid strike
Following an asteroid strike in May, Nasa’s top scientists have confessed that their groundbreaking £8billion James Webb Space Telescope is more damaged than they once…
China plans to test doomsday averting asteroid deflection tech on huge rock near Earth
Chinese astronauts have announced ambitious plans to test asteroid deflection technology on a harmless space rock which if successful could provide humanity with a new…
Massive asteroid nearly as big as the Gherkin set to crash into Earth's orbit this week
A huge asteroid nearly the size of London skyscraper the Gherkin is set for a close encounter with Earth’s orbit this week after travelling 20…
Mega asteroid 'could come dangerously close with Earth in 2052', say experts
The European Space Agency has confirmed that 2021 QM1 will not harm Earth in 2052 but will come ‘dangerously close’ – after they used the…
Asteroid larger than the London Eye set to crash through Earth’s orbit next week
Another huge asteroid which is larger than the London Eye is heading for a close encounter with Earth next week. The rock, known as 2022MQ,…
Asteroid triple the size of a blue whale to ‘skim past Earth’ in close approach
A huge asteroid which is three times the size of a blue whale is set to brush past earth next week, according to NASA. The…
Asteroid bigger than Empire State on ‘close approach’ to Earth – how to see it
A mega asteroid which is the size of 19 football fields is set to fly past Earth during a “close approach” this week. The super…
Asteroid bigger than Empire State Building hurtling towards Earth at 18,000mph
A huge asteroid bigger than the Empire State Building is zooming towards Earth at a whopping 18,000 miles an hour, NASA has warned. The agency…
NASA to save Earth by blowing up asteroid with rocket at 23,000km an hour
Scientists at NASA are set to obliterate an asteroid on course for Earth by chucking a rocket at it. The mission, costing £240 million, will…
Monumental 1.2km asteroid hurtling towards Earth will hit our orbit in days
A monstrous 1.2km asteroid is hurtling towards us as we speak, and is set to crash into our orbit this coming week. NASA’s tool tracking…
Monster asteroid 4 times the size of Big Ben to have ‘close approach’ to Earth
An asteroid that is thought to be four times larger than Big Ben will come close to Earth’s orbit tomorrow. The rock named 455176 (1999…
Asteroid size of Arc De Triomphe set for ‘close approach’ with Earth within days
NASA is tracking three asteroids that will be making a “close approach” to Earth this Valentine’s Day – and one is almost the size of…
Scientists can ‘destroy asteroid in armageddon scenario to avoid extinction’
Scientists say they finally have the know-how to save the Earth from a real life Armageddon. Experts reckon they have “crossed a technological threshold” that…
Huge asteroid twice the size of Big Ben set to enter Earth’s orbit next week
A massive asteroid that is twice the size of Big Ben is expected to hit the Earth’s orbit next week with NASA branding it as…
Asteroid that annihilated the dinosaurs helped create Amazon rainforest, study finds
The asteroid thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs helped to create the world’s rainforests, a new study claims. The impact of the 12km-wide space…
Newly discovered asteroid to fly safely pass Earth – Astronomer
Chinese astronomers said on Thursday that an asteroid discovered by them has no threat to Earth, it is only going to make a near-Earth pass….
Alert! ‘Potentially Dangerous’ & Gigantic Asteroid 2020 ND to Zoom Past Earth Today
Space agency NASA has warned that a gigantic and ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid believed to be bigger than the London Eye, is set to fly past…