Scientists have recently identified one of the most threatening asteroids ever discovered,99942 Apophis. Measuring about 370 ...

Should YR4 strike the Moon, the collision could eject up to 100 million kilograms of lunar debris into space. A portion of this material might enter Earth’s orbit, posing risks to satellites and other ...

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We’ve enjoyed a number of celestial spectacles in recent years – from total solar eclipses to stunning auroras – and yet, soon Earth will witness the space event to trump them all. In the next five ...

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

Let’s talk about OSIRIS, 99942-Apophis, and the future of NASA. An Impressive Pedigree OSIRIS-REx was one of NASA’s most impressive successes in years.

International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence is the unique occasion of the close approach of 99942 Apophis in 2029 for a worldwide campaign to raise awareness regarding asteroids ...

Over the course of a few weeks in February, the asteroid's chances of impact grew to an impressive 3 on the Torino scale, second only to the infamous 99942 Apophis (that one has a 4 on the same ...

Chinese scientists push for cubesat swarm mission to fly by infamous asteroid Apophis China could launch a mission involving multiple flybys of asteroid Apophis with a swarm of cubesats when the ...

The near miss by the large Apophis asteroid in April 2029 offers NASA a golden—and exceedingly rare—opportunity to observe such an object like this up close.