NASA's Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2 ½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...

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NASA is actively working on planetary defence against asteroids that could threaten Earth. Their new documentary highlights efforts being made.

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NASA has just premiered Planetary Defenders, offering a fascinating look at the high-stakes work geared toward protecting Earth from any large asteroids discovered coming our way.

Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely ...

A new study by Oxford University suggests Earth’s water was present from the start, with hydrogen incorporated during the planet's formation, challenging the asteroid theory.

It is very difficult to know exactly the history of the Earth. For millions of years, the planet was inhabited by species ...

An Apollo-class asteroid, 2011 VG9, is approaching Earth at a staggering speed, set to pass on April 16th. While not ...

Scientists have discovered where Earth's water comes from, and say that it wasn't brought to the planet by asteroid impacts ...

The chemical composition of a meteorite that was built much like early Earth shows evidence of ample hydrogen necessary to ...