Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
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How Can We Know If an Asteroid Will Hit Earth?
Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...
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Last fall, a hunk of interstellar material began orbiting the planet. What was it?
Last fall, the scientific community went into a minor frenzy. A hunk of interstellar material had been sucked into the ...
NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end
(THE CONVERSATION) The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the ...
Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid
The most powerful space telescope ever built is peering into some of the deepest realms of the universe. It will also now ...
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Modular robot design uses tethered jumping for planetary exploration
Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the development of robotic systems, including spacecraft for ...
Astronomers thought Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster was an asteroid. It points to broader problems tracking objects in deep space
Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
Spacefarers may contaminate other worlds – but scientists have plans to keep the cosmos clean
The US wants to put a flag on Mars. But there’s a risk it could carry unwanted stowaways that might compromise future ...
What to know about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...