Anyone can become an asteroid hunter thanks to a new program launched by astronomers at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. As part of the...
Metal-rich near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, are rare, but their presence provides the intriguing possibility that iron, nickel and cobalt could someday be mined f...
Shout asteroid, and most people will scream and run for cover, thinking the end of the world as we know it is nigh. Indeed, that common knowledge we learn as children about the demise of the almighty dinosaurs because of a rogue asteroid will kick in...
What has the rock band Queen got in common with World Asteroid Day? They were both co-founded by Brian May. World Asteroid Day was co-founded in 2014, by Dr Bri...
