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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.
A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know
The asteroid is on the European Space Agency's Risk List, but poses no threat to Earth or the moon during the close approach.
The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more'
This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect to occur once full operations begin.
Like 'accelerating from stationary to supersonic flight': Europe's Hera probe boosts speed, stays on course for November asteroid rendezvous
Europe's Hera spacecraft has completed a major deep-space maneuver, setting it on course to rendezvous late this year with the asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART mission back in 2022.
A car-sized asteroid is heading toward Earth for a flyby later tonight: Here's what you need to know
The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.
NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026
NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.
