It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...

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Researchers have made a potentially crucial breakthrough in solar science that could help predict solar flares with greater ...

According to the latest calculations from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, there is a 1.6 percent chance the asteroid will strike Earth on December 22, 2032. If it does hit, possible impact sites ...

2024 YR4, is on a path that might lead to a collision with our planet on 22 December 2032. NASA scientists have found an asteroid named 2024 YR4, which might collide with Earth in 2032, posing a 1 ...