Asteroids have long fascinated scientists as remnants of the early solar system, offering clues about the origins of our ...

Tianwen-2 is an asteroid sample return mission with near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3) as its destination. The asteroid is roughly the size of a Ferris wheel – between 150 and 190 ...

While it is reassuring that AI algorithms like THOR and HelioLinc3D have accelerated asteroid detection at an unprecedented scale, minimizing the chances of an unexpected impact, studies are still ...

This massive space rock has a potential destructive force of 12 million tonnes of TNT. Huge space rock 2024 XN1, which is also dubbed as the 'Christmas Eve asteroid' and is the size of an ...

An asteroid named 2024 XN1 ... Two smaller asteroids, 2020 XY and 2020 YM1, are also anticipated to pass by Earth on December 25. Thankfully, NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies(CNEOS ...

An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the solar system. The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that the ...

An asteroid the size of nine reindeer is set to pass over the Earth on Wednesday, Christmas, in what is set to be a relatively close holiday flyby, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.

A smaller asteroid, however, the 2024 XN1 will pass ... Furthermore, it is predicted that on December 25, two smaller asteroids, 2020 XY and 2020 YM1, will also pass by Earth.

But on some worlds, including the giant asteroid Vesta that NASA's Dawn mission explored, the surfaces also contain deep channels, or gullies, whose origins are not fully understood. A prime ...

On December 19 (US time), the 49-foot asteroid (2024 YA) will pass at 869,000 miles. Asteroid (2020 XY4), measuring 44 feet, will pass at 3,030,000 miles on December 20. Two asteroids will pass on ...

On December 19 (US time), the 49-foot asteroid (2024 YA) will pass at 869,000 miles. Asteroid (2020 XY4), measuring 44 feet, will pass at 3,030,000 miles on December 20. Two asteroids will pass on ...

Astronomers are closely watching asteroid 2020 XY4 as it approaches Earth. The 44-foot space rock will pass by on 19 December 2024. Despite the attention it’s attracting, experts confirm there ...