Previously, the hardest diamonds known have been found only in asteroid and meteoroid impact craters. For instance, lonsdaleite was first discovered in the Canyon Diablo meteorite in Arizona in 1967.

A mission to survey the results of a deliberate crash between an asteroid and a NASA spacecraft has taken stunning images of ...

If you've been worrying about reports of a possible asteroid impact in 2032, we have very good news. NASA has dropped the probability of an impact from asteroid 2024 YR4 — at first to 1 in 67 ...

This image made available by University of Hawaii's asteroid impact alert system shows the motion of ... [+] asteroid 2024 YR4 over about one hour, Dec. 27, 2024. (ATLAS / University of Hawaii ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A new asteroid discovery has been a popular topic for scientists this year, but what are the actual chances it could impact Earth? Asteroid YR4 2024 was discovered in ...

Chinese scientists have created a ‘super diamond’ 40% harder and far more durable than natural ones. Experts say the creation could lead to breakthroughs across several key industries that ...

Last week, NASA and the ESA agreed the probability of an asteroid strike was closer to 2%. "However," NASA reported, "on Wednesday, Feb. 19, new data collected overnight reduced the impact ...

When scientists first reported their findings in January, they expected the asteroid’s future trajectory and impact probability to change as observational data were collected and analyzed.