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NASA has alerted the public about asteroid 2003 AY2, a colossal 1,200-foot-wide rock expected to approach Earth on June 22, ...
YR4 might collide with the Moon in 2031, with a 4.3% chance of impact, according to NASA's updated calculations.
JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters), roughly the ...
A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million ...
Astronomers have upped the odds that the cosmic boulder will crash into the moon, which could potentially cause a cloud of shrapnel to impact Earth-orbiting satellites and other spacecraft, according ...
A massive 250-foot asteroid named 2015 XR1 is hurtling past Earth today at over 45,000 kilometres per hour., Science News - ...
YR4, once seen as a major Earth threat, now shows a slightly higher chance of hitting the Moon in 2032. While no longer a ...
YR4 is a tailor-made asteroid for planetary defense efforts — it has everything it takes to get our attention." ...
New observations of the “city killer” asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with the Earth indicate it will miss ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: image by Gianluca Masi, The Virtual Telescope Project. A potentially hazardous ...
Asteroid 2025 JR, about the size of a 25-story building, is set to pass Earth on May 28 at a distance of 4.6 million kilometers. Though not considered a hazardous asteroid, its size and speed ...
O n June 5, 2025, a massive asteroid known as 424482 (2008 DG5) is set to pass by Earth. The asteroid, which measures approximately 1,017 to 2,264 feet (310-690 meters) in size, is larger than ...