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

Asteroids fly by Earth on a regular basis ... The odds have since fallen to 1.5 percent and will most likely, drop precipitously to zero, as astronomers gather more data on the future orbit ...

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

In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough observations to get a better handle on its orbit. So we can safely take a deep ...

NASA is monitoring three aircraft-sized asteroids that will zoom past the Earth later today at around 19,000 to 22,200 miles per hour. The space rock known as "2025 DL22" will make the closest ...

The astronomers told us this was the most likely outcome: a “city killer” asteroid that once had a better than 3% chance of striking Earth in 2032 is no longer ... designed to hunt these objects.

Sue Nelson explores how asteroids can inform our understanding of the Earth's past – or threaten our future. Each year, according to Nasa, a chunk of rock the size of a car hurtles through space ...

It was first spotted at the end of last year, and in the days that followed it went from minor curiosity to major concern as astronomers came to worry that it might hit Earth when it flies towards ...

This marks the first dedicated near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) observation campaign conducted through the Sharjah Astronomical Observatory. It aims to support astronomical research, enhance observational ...

KILLER ASTEROIDS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH EARTH. NASA JUST ANNOUNCED A DEAL WITH SPACEX TO LAUNCH THE NEAR-EARTH OBJECT, OR NEO SURVEY OR MISSION. YEAH, WELL, THE ODDS ARE SMALL OF IT EVER ...

The astronomers told us this was the most likely outcome: a "city killer" asteroid that once had a better than 3% chance of striking Earth in 2032 ... hunt these objects. "Asteroids are bright ...