"Our simulations indicate that the DART impact caused global deformation and resurfacing of Dimorphos"
asteroid
“There are millions of asteroids in our solar system, of which around 2,350 asteroids have been classified as potentially hazardous"
For only the eighth time in history, scientists detected an asteroid before it made its fiery appearance over Earth
What could possibly go wrong?
A skyscraper-size asteroid was revealed in year-old telescope data
It's estimated that the mineral wealth in the belt is enough to cut a $100-billion check for every person on Earth
New observations of the rock show its comet-like tail is not made of dust, possibly altering the origin story of the Geminid meteor shower
The distance is just slightly farther than the distance between Perth and Sydney
Like any good disaster film, the video shows the destruction of well-known landmarks like Big Ben and the Parthenon...
The asteroid crosses the Earth's orbit but experts say any possible collision probably wouldn't happen for a few thousand years...