SOME astronomical events we see often, like shooting stars, but these are only a fraction of the dazzling celestial wonders occurring over the vast expanse of time. However, there are still four ...

A spacecraft's sample return capsule was detected entering the Earth's atmosphere using acoustic sensors by a team of scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Colorado State University.

The "city killer" asteroid tipped to make direct path for Earth within the decade now has a higher risk of hitting the planet than any other in human history. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently moving ...

The 2024 YR4 is the greatest risk mankind has faced from an asteroid in the past 20 years, second only to 99942 Apophis, which, in 2004, had a 2.7 percent chance of colliding with the Earth in 2029.

The latest update has resulted in the probability of a potential collision with the city-destroying space rock surpassing the threat once posed by 99942 Apophis, aka the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid.

Yes, astronomers point to asteroid 99942 Apophis, 1,099 feet wide and first identified in 2004. According to NASA officials, at the time of its initial sighting, Apophis was one of the most ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 vs Apophis: A smaller asteroid poses bigger airburst risk 2024 YR4 has outpaced the previous threat of collision on Earth posed by asteroid 99942 Apophis originally having a 2.7% ...