On December 27, 2024, astronomers detected a new asteroid, 2024 YR4, that briefly became the most closely watched space rock ...
When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...
Scientists are considering possible deflection scenarios, including detonating a nuclear bomb near the asteroid.
The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
The recently spotted asteroid 2025 PN7 appears to be the source of the rumor mill about Earth's supposed second moon. Earth has several quasi-moons that get their name due to the fact that they ...
Another asteroid zoomed near Earth's vicinity the next day. An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, zoomed over ...
Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction. New research suggests dinosaur populations were still ...
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