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YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...
The brilliant flash, which was accompanied by a sonic boom that many mistook for an earthquake, resulted in hundreds of calls ...
YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...
Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...
NASA issued a statement about a “city-killer” asteroid (2024 YR4) that they said had a 1.2% chance of slamming into Earth on ...
A stunning 54-pound Martian meteorite, known as NWA 16788, is poised to hit the auction block in New York, with a staggering ...
International Asteroid Day is observed to help people understand how dangerous it could be if an asteroid ever hit the Earth.
Could New York face an asteroid threat in our lifetime? Scientists explain potential impact scenarios, emergency preparedness ...
NASA confirmed a meteor entered Earth's atmosphere over Georgia, disintegrating with energy equivalent to 20 tons of TNT.
More than 200 sightings were sent to the American Meteor Society, and a Georgia resident reported a rock falling through a ...
Richard Jakiel fell in love with outer space as a kid, and his enthusiasm never waned. Now 67, the Lithia Springs man, who has taught astronomy in Cobb County high schools and at universities, plans ...
Three of these asteroids would have over one million times the energy of Hiroshima if they were to strike Earth’s surface and ...