In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...

“Space is incredibly, profoundly empty,” Fuls said. “We don’t even check when we send probes through the asteroid belt.” Movies depict the belt as crowded and rock-filled, when in fact ...

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While addressing the legitimacy of belts from other organizations, Thomas said the following: "The problem is, the Ring [Magazine] belt is not a real belt. By the way, I know this is gonna be ...

Millions of asteroids meander throughout our solar system, a majority of which congregate in the asteroid belt between Mars and ... to study is now monitored in real time, millions of miles ...

Most asteroids rather conveniently live in a place between Mars and Jupiter known as the asteroid belt, but some can make their way a little closer to earth, where they can cause problems.

For it is an asteroid travelling towards the earth at some speed. Last week, the International Asteroid Warning Network told us there’s a 3.1 percent chance that it might strike the earth.

This mission builds on... NASA has reassured the public that asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses any threat to Earth. Initially, the asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of impact, making it a Level 3 risk ...

NASA has reassured the public that asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses any threat to Earth. Initially, the asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of impact, making it a Level 3 risk on the Torino Scale.

The Lucy spacecraft that was launched in 2021 has caught the first clear glimpse of Donaldjohanson in the main asteroid belt. NASA has released images of the asteroid that appears like a smidge of ...