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YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...
China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...
In 2032, a rare astronomical event may unfold, as asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with the Moon, resulting in a once-in-5,000 ...
NASA has confirmed the asteroid 2025 MV89 is en route. The space rock is about 120 feet across, roughly plane-sized. It is ...
World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth ...
Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...
Scientists at ESA have spotted A11pl3Z, a possible interstellar object near Jupiter. Though it’s heading towards Earth, ...
There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...
YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...
A COLOSSAL asteroid on a collision course with the Moon could damage thousands of satellites and send shrapnel blasting ...
Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...
To mark the 10th anniversary of World Asteroid Day, a global live stream will showcase near-Earth asteroids and highlight ...