"But thankfully, this was no asteroid." As objects move through the sky against the background of stars, different ...

But the close call is worrisome nonetheless, since astronomers had no idea the asteroid existed until after it passed by. “The asteroid approached undetected from the direction of the sun ...

Planetary defense: How NASA and ESA track threats from an asteroid No threat was posed by C0WEPC5, but detecting and tracking asteroids has become critical for planetary defense. Both NASA and ESA ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if an asteroid slammed into your city ... that generally come close to our planet. While no asteroids have posed a significant risk to Earth in recent ...

But there is no need to panic, as the US space agency’s asteroid tracker says that “potentially hazardous” rock will only pass within 2.4m miles of Earth on 11 December. Although the 330m ...

The space rocks, both estimated to be no larger than 5 miles (8 kilometers ... did not swerve in the 150,000 years following the asteroid strikes, according to the new study.

This means that, despite passing within touching distance on the solar system scale, there is absolutely no chance of the Christmas Eve asteroid hitting Earth. And while that is good news for ...

And using infrared, a bigger asteroid always glows larger than a smaller one, no matter how reflective or dim the outer coating is—meaning infrared gives astronomers a much better idea of an ...

For years it’s been known that the Geminids is the only annual meteor shower to be the result of an asteroid called Phaethon ... dust trail of Phaethon 3200 no fewer than nine times between ...

The asteroid was discovered by Kitt Peak National Observatory and poses no significant threat. Representative Image An asteroid, no more than 70 centimeters in diameter, is on a collision course ...

The mission will see its spacecraft, Vestri, dock on the company’s target near-Earth asteroid, whose identity remains unknown. The company announced the new mission alongside details of $40 ...