Was this the end of Sodom? A superheated asteroid exploded in the sky above the Dead Sea 3700 years ago, obliterating the cities below. The discovery and radiocarbon dating of unusual minerals in ...
NASA aims to launch its NEO Surveyor asteroid-hunting space telescope in 2027. Credit: NASA COLORADO SPRINGS–Thirteen years ago a 20-m asteroid streaked without warning into Earth’s atmosphere before ...
A 140-foot asteroid is set to sweep past Earth today, and it seems everyone is taking notice. Astronomers have been tracking the space rock, officially named 2026 CU1, as it makes its high-speed ...