Latest about asteroid
Rhino-like 'thunder beasts' grew massive in the evolutionary blink of an eye after dinos died off
Ancient mammals known as 'thunder beasts' grew 1,000 times bigger just 16 million years after the dino-killing asteroid struck.
Dinosaur-killing asteroid did not trigger a long 'nuclear winter' after all
Global temperatures did not plummet in the aftermath of the asteroid impact that caused the demise of the dinosaurs, a new study suggests.
Potentially hazardous asteroids: How dangerous are near-Earth objects?
Potentially hazardous objects, are large space rocks that orbit closely to Earth and could cause widespread damage to our planet.
Asteroid feared to hit Earth in 2046 will almost certainly miss, NASA says
An asteroid that was initially given 1-in-600 chance of wiping out an entire city on Valentine's Day 2046 is now expected to almost definitely whizz past us without incident.
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.
