"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...
The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...
A n asteroid discovered in 2024 has been placed at level 3 on the Torino impact scale, with a small chance of impact with ...
BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...
A small object, 2015 DJ155, roughly the size of the Statue of Liberty, is expected to pass by Earth on January 31, traveling ...
"This is a story about the moon as told by asteroid scientists." Earth's distant rocky companion was likely a fragment of the moon blasted into space thousands of years ago, according to a new ...
On January 25, 2025, asteroid 2025 BK will pass close to Earth. This flyby highlights the important work scientists do to study and track asteroids near our planet. Keeping an eye on these objects ...
Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech The asteroid is about 33 feet (10 meters) across and poses no danger to Earth. It joins another known lunar asteroid discovered in 2016 known as 469219 Kamo’oalewa.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking asteroid 2024 YY5. The space rock will make a safe approach to Earth soon. Scientists have assured it poses no danger to the planet. How close will ...
Historical asteroid collisions have had significant impacts on Earth's geography, shaped its biological history, and led to massive destruction and extinction of species like the dinosaurs.