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3 billion years old! This Australian crater is the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth
"While the site had previously been identified as an ancient impact crater, its exact age remained uncertain."
Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid
An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.
Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year
Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards.
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have created a vast underground habitat for life that lasted 8 million years
The asteroid impact that triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs may also have created one of Earth's most enduring habitats for life.
Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online TODAY
The livestream will begin at 3:45 p.m. EDT on May 18, bringing near real time views of the asteroid from robotic telescopes in Italy, weather permitting.
Does Dante's Inferno from the 14th century depict an asteroid impact?
Dante's description of the fall of Lucifer to Earth from heaven seems to sport many of the hallmarks of an impact, forming a multi-ringed crater with a central peak.
Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago
Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks.
'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will blaze across the sky on April 13, 2029 — here's why this once-in-a-lifetime event is worth traveling for
A rare stargazing spectacle will unfold on Friday, April 13, 2029, as the asteroid Apophis passes closer than satellites over Europe and Africa in a true once-in-a-lifetime event.
