Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
How close will it get? The asteroid, named 2025 CJ, measures 8 feet wide. It will pass 599,000 miles from Earth. This ...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
It is as wide as the wing span of a 747 and has a 1 in 83 chance of hitting the Earth when it arrives in 2032. David Moore of ...
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is ...
Astronomy Ireland's David Moore warned that the 100-metre-wide space rock called 2024 YR4 would be a "country killer" if it ...
The UN has activated planetary defense protocols for the first time to better determine the orbit, size, and threat posed by 2024 YR4, a rock discovered on December 27 that has a 1.6% chance of ...
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A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant chance of impacting ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...