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Newly discovered asteroid the size of a swimming pool has a 1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says
The newly discovered asteroid 2023 DW could collide with Earth in February 2046, although the odds of an impact are low.
What's the smallest known asteroid? What about the largest?
Not all asteroids are planet-killers — most are tiny and others are huge. So what are the largest and smallest asteroids in the solar system?
NASA confirms success of DART mission, proving humanity can deflect killer asteroids with rockets
Four new studies confirm that NASA's DART mission, which crashed a rocket into the asteroid Dimorphos, changed the asteroid's trajectory and could potentially save Earth one day, given enough time to prepare.
New Hubble footage shows exact moment a NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid 7 million miles from Earth
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission slammed into a small space rock last year, and the effects were visible from Earth orbit.
'Building blocks of life' recovered from asteroid Ryugu are older than the solar system itself
The first analyses of samples brought back from the asteroid Ryugu show that this space rock contains some of the molecules needed for life.
NASA warns of 3 skyscraper-sized asteroids headed toward Earth this week. Thankfully, they'll all miss.
A trio of enormous asteroids, including two 'potentially hazardous' ones, will cross Earth's orbit around the sun this week, according to NASA. Here's what that means.
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid that recently zipped past Earth is an elongated weirdo with an odd rotation
An asteroid that flew precariously close to Earth in early February has an extremely unusual shape and rotation for an object of its kind, new NASA research has shown.
'Potentially hazardous' asteroid twice the size of the World Trade Center will shoot past Earth tonight
Asteroid (199145) 2005 YY128 will pass by Earth at a distance of 2.5 million miles on Feb. 15, but will pose no threat to our planet.
