On September 4 2024, astronomers discovered an asteroid, 1 meter in diameter, heading towards Earth. The space rock would ...
You might think of asteroids as just rocks of various sizes floating around in space. But they’re vastly more complex than ...
A stadium-sized asteroid is passing relatively close to Earth on Tuesday, NASA announced. Its distance from Earth and its ...
Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly ...
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued a warning for a monstrous asteroid that is expected to rocket past Earth on ...
Earth is getting a second moon! Yes, you read that right. From September 29 to November 25, "mini-moon"—an asteroid— will ...
Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...
Earth is getting a visitor in our orbit for a couple of months.It's nowhere near the size of our actual moon, but they're ...
While distant, the data gathered will be crucial for tracking near-Earth objects. NASA’s JPL is keeping a close eye on all ...
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued alerts for five asteroids approaching earth. One asteroid is described as ...
Funding is crucial in this effort to detect dangerous asteroids and predict their paths. In 2023, NASA allocated US$90 million (£69 million) to hunt for near Earth objects (NEOs). There are ...
The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.