Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth ...
At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was ...
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...
YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.
An asteroid first observed in late December 2024 is on track to pass by or collide with Earth in December 2032.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge Issues delivered straight to your door What would happen if Earth ...
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...