The 500metre wide rock could throw 400million tonnes of dust into the atmosphere, dropping the Earth's temperature 4C ...

The Earth could be sent into an "impact winter" if it is hit by the 500 metre wide Bennu asteroid where dust would be kicked ...

An asteroid with a 1 in 2,700 chance of hitting ... These changes would lead to a 20–30% reduction in photosynthesis on land and in oceans, severely threatening food security worldwide.

The vast valleys of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck demonstrate the incredible forces that shaped the face of the Moon.

The asteroid sampling mission was first conceived at the university more than 20 years ago. NASA gave the project a greenlight in 2011 as part of its New Frontiers program. Short for the Origins ...

Scientists say the “building blocks for life” have been found inside the rubble of a 500-metre-wide asteroid in a breakthrough ... RNA on Earth and 14 of the 20 amino acids found in proteins.

Scientists say the “building blocks for life” have been found inside the rubble of a 500-metre-wide asteroid in a breakthrough study.

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 ...