Daily Express :: Asteroids Feedhttps://www.express.co.ukSimply The Best 7 Days A Weeken-gbhttps://www.express.co.ukhttps://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gifDaily ExpressTue, 07 Apr 2026 23:26:05 +0100http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCakePHPnews@express.co.uknews@express.co.uk<![CDATA['Seeds of life' found on distant asteroid in stunning clue how life started on Earth]]>

Full set of genetic building blocks found 200 miles away on a rock billions of years old

]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:12:00 +0000ScienceSpace, Japan, Asteroids, Life (section)<![CDATA[Asteroid impact off UK coast caused mega-tsunami taller than Big Ben]]>

Monster space rock smashed the North Sea, unleashing 330ft-high waves and carving out a hidden crater

]]>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:13:00 +0000ScienceAsteroids, North Sea, Yorkshire, Weird (section)<![CDATA[NASA scientist's terrifying warning asteroid 'we know nothing about' could wipe out city]]>

A top NASA expert has revealed the planetary threat that keeps her up at night.

]]>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:36:00 +0000ScienceNASA, Asteroids, Space, Science (section), Planetary Defence, DART Mission<![CDATA[Huge cosmic breakthrough may reveal where life on Earth really came from]]>

The intriguing findings bolster the theory that asteroids seeded the early Earth with life's chemical components - a process known as panspermia.

]]>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:10:00 +0000ScienceNASA, Space exploration, Asteroids, Asteroid Bennu, OSIRIS-REx mission, panspermia, RNA World hypothesis<![CDATA[Science breakthrough as new theory could rewrite Earth's history]]>

Researchers have made an asteroid discovery that could question existing theories about Earth's history.

]]>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:36:00 +0100ScienceSpace, History (section), Asteroids, Ryugu asteroid, Earth's water origin, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsuyoshi Iizuka, near-Earth asteroid, Hayabusa2 spacecraft, hydrous minerals, ice to Earth, solar system, isotope dating, oceans, water<![CDATA[NASA issues update over huge asteroid the size of a plane to skim past Earth tomorrow]]>

Asteroid 2025 QD8 is expected to pass our planet at 3.56pm BST on Wednesday.

]]>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:38:00 +0100ScienceAsteroids, NASA, Space, Space news, Space latest, <![CDATA[Meteorite that hit house is millions of years older than Earth, scientists say]]>

Scientists at the University of Georgia have determined the meteor has been travelling through space for an Incomprehensibly long time.

]]>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 21:14:00 +0100WorldMeteors, Asteroids, Georgia, meteor, hit, house, earth, million, McDonough Meteorite, University of Georgia, Low Metal Chondrite, Asteroid Belt<![CDATA[NASA on alert as asteroid heading for 'close approach' to Earth at 16,900mph ]]>

NASA is on high alert as asteroid 2025 OL1, travelling at nearly 17,000mph, prepares for a close, but safe, flyby of Earth on July 30.

]]>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:48:00 +0100ScienceAsteroids, NASA, Asteroid 2025 OL1, Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), NASA planetary defence, International space cooperation<![CDATA[Scientists reveal chilling theory on giant space mass hurtling towards Earth]]>

A new study claims a mysterious object the size of Manhattan could be a hostile alien spacecraft that may attack Earth.

]]>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:51:00 +0100WeirdSpace, Aliens, Asteroids, NASA, 3I/Atlas, Space news, Space latest, What is 3I/Atlas<![CDATA[NASA update as plane-sized asteroid is approaching Earth at 47,000 mph]]>

The space agency has announced that a plane-sized asteroid will pass by Earth next week.

]]>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:48:00 +0100ScienceAsteroids, NASA, Space, Science (section), Astrology, International Space Station (ISS), Space weather, Tech (section), Universe