NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list ...
Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...
Barnard’s Star is notorious among astronomers for a history of false planet detections but it appears the latest discovery – ...
YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...
The Minor Planet Center gathers this information, while NASA’s programs like Pan-STARRS and NEOWISE provide detailed observations. Planetary radar, like the Goldstone Solar System Radar, helps refine ...
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
A case in point: a European Space Agency satellite, known as ERS-2, launched in 1995 and inactive since 2011, tumbled through ...
TN17 will safely pass Earth this time, NASA's warning serves as a reminder of the lurking dangers in space. Scientists and ...
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially ... Both 887 Alinda and 2024 YR4 ...
The hefty space rock 2014 TN17 is large enough to wipe out a city, but it will pose no risk to our planet when it sails by ...