This asteroid family—likely Eulalia or Polana —coalesced from icy mixtures of carbon dioxide and water at the outer edges of the solar system.

Science Space Solar System Deep space asteroid sample contains unexpected ingredient Planetary scientists likened it to 'finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice.’ Andrew Paul Jun 23, 2025 11:30 AM EDT ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, debris from the nuclear bomb-like impact could trigger a "spectacular ...

When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might , they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.

I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high.

A giant asteroid could strike the Moon in 2032, potentially sending debris toward Earth and creating a spectacular meteor shower.

News World News Space Asteroid on collision course with Moon could treat Earth to 'spectacular' shooting star display Asteroid 2024 YR4 could be the largest asteroid to smash into the Moon in ...

An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines "Nature is handing us an incredibly rare experiment." ...

Life Enigmatic lizards somehow survived near Chicxulub asteroid impact The night lizards may have been the only terrestrial vertebrates that survived in the region of the asteroid impact 66 ...

These Lizards Mysteriously Survived the Asteroid Strike That Killed the Dinosaurs—and Their Descendants Are Still Alive Today Small and elusive night lizards probably persisted because they have ...

Chinese scientists push for cubesat swarm mission to fly by infamous asteroid Apophis China could launch a mission involving multiple flybys of asteroid Apophis with a swarm of cubesats when the ...

Los Angeles Fire Department crews battled a brush fire in Val Verde Thursday afternoon, on Chiquito Canyon Road. The blaze reached about 100 acres as firefighters worked to contain flames.