The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
The near-earth object first discovered in 2024 has stirred up conversation on social media because of the potential for an ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
is meant to foster international cooperation on planetary defense strategies while educating the public on near-Earth asteroids, the ESA said. "As our technology improves, we will detect more ...
The Catalina Sky Survey and the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program are dedicated to the study of NEOs, including hazardous asteroids, but other telescopes and observatories also ...
If this asteroid follows the pattern of other near-Earth asteroids after their discovery, the chances of impact will rise and then fall, according to the agency. For example, the asteroid Apophis ...