A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...
The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino acids and nucleobases found in DNA and RNA. The presence of ammonia and ...
NASA has identified a newly discovered near-Earth asteroid which has sparked interest due to its potential for impact.
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...
Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...
The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...
The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday that the chance of the asteroid impacting Earth is slightly more than 1%.
CNEOS tracks a large number of asteroids all around the solar system, classifying them by size and distance from our planet. 2024 WY70 is a Near-Earth Object or NEO, due to it coming within about ...