Asteroid

Asteroid

Caption: Nasa's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft prior to impact at the Didymos binary asteroid system shown in this undated illustration handout. Photo: Nasa/REUTERS

Final score: Earth 1, Asteroid 0

Nasa’s successful DART mission is reason to celebrate, even if a real threat to Earth is likely to arise on much shorter notice

Asteroids rich in organic matter source of water, say scientists

Asteroids rich in organic matter source of water, say scientists

Photo : Reuters

NASA launches test mission of asteroid-deflecting spacecraft

Nasa said the Apophis asteroid no longer poses a threat to Earth within the next century. Photo: NASA via BBC

Nasa says earth safe from a dangerous asteroid for 100 years

Hayabusa2 Spaceship. Picture: Collected

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft approaches Earth to drop asteroid samples

NASA released photo of asteroid sample collection. Photo: BSS/AFP

NASA asteroid surface sampling likely successful

Photo:Collected

Asteroid heading towards Earth has 0.41 percent chance of hitting the planet - NASA

Photo:Collected

Small asteroid becomes closest ever seen passing Earth: NASA

Photo: Reuters

Earth captures new ‘mini moon’

Asteroid bigger than some of the world's tallest buildings will fly

Asteroid bigger than some of the world's tallest buildings will fly