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March 17, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAn asteroid just exploded above Ohio with the force of 250 tons of TNTEyewitness accounts and videos…

Fears that a 100-metre-wide asteroid could be on course to collide with the moon appear to have been misplaced, according to new observations.Discovered in December 2024,…

Of all the asteroids that have imperiled the planet, 2024 YR4 is unparalleled. Soon after it was spotted in December 2024, worldwide telescopic observations quickly positioned…

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.Better known as Deinococcus radiodurans, this microbe is…

This time last year, the world was gripped by reports that an incoming, nearly 200-feet-wide asteroid had a tiny, tiny chance of hitting the Earth in…

January 8, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThis Newly Discovered Asteroid, Almost Half a Mile Wide, Just Set a New Speed RecordA giant asteroid…

Dinosaurs would not have become extinct had it not been for a catastrophic asteroid strike, researchers have said, challenging the idea the animals were already in…

September 25, 20254 min readAsteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar SystemMany asteroids are related, but their family trees can be hard…

Deep below the seabed, 80 miles off the coast of Yorkshire, is a remarkable crater that has divided scientists – was it, thrillingly, created by an…

It is a scenario beloved of Hollywood: a huge asteroid, several miles wide, is on a collision course with Earth. Scientists check and recheck their calculations…