asteroid 2023

Asteroids often make close approaches to Earth, and they mostly do so without causing any harm. However, there is no guarantee that an asteroid will not hit Earth in the future. If history has taught us anything, nothing in life is…

On February 15, 2013, 10 years ago, a 59-foot wide meteorite exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. The explosion caused the meteorite to break down into small rocks which rained on the city. While it did not cause any loss of…

A truck-sized asteroid that suddenly loomed out of the darkness a few days ago -- with the Earth in its sights -- sailed harmlessly past us on Thursday, space scientists said. Bruce Willis: you can stand down. A truck-sized asteroid…

An asteroid, no more than a pile of rubble, is extremely hard to destroy. Astronomers believe that if the Earth were ever to face the threat of being struck by it, defending our planet would be impossible. When it comes to defense…

Asteroid 2010 XC15 is a 500 feet wide potentially hazardous asteroid that can one day strike the Earth. In an effort to protect the Earth from asteroids similar to this, scientists are looking at radio waves. Check details. Nobody can…