A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...

The cosmos has always fascinated humanity with its vast mysterious expanse holding both beauty and potential danger. Among ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently obtained its first clear images of the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, which is now within its line of sight. Lucy captured these images while it was 45 ...

NASA has officially ruled out any risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth, following fresh observations on February 23, 2025. Initially considered one of the most significant impact risks e ...

The spacecraft has valued experience as it successfully observed the tiny main belt asteroid Dinkinesh and ... which uses the asteroid’s apparent position against the star background to ensure an ...

PARIS — The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday (Wednesday ...

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 — specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a ...

NASA gave the all-clear Monday on an asteroid that previously had a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. The asteroid was first discovered in late 2024 and reported when it surpassed the 1% ...

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