Should YR4 strike the Moon, the collision could eject up to 100 million kilograms of lunar debris into space. A portion of this material might enter Earth’s orbit, posing risks to satellites and other ...

The proposed national US budget for 2026 contains a few nasty surprises for NASA, and some serious disappointments—among them ...

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution in December 2016, declaring June 30 International Asteroid Day.

We’ve enjoyed a number of celestial spectacles in recent years – from total solar eclipses to stunning auroras – and yet, soon Earth will witness the space event to trump them all. In the next five ...

Can an asteroid, or two asteroids, crash into Earth in the next seven years? Scientists are observing these space rocks to ...

The United Nations formally adopted Asteroid Day in 2016. The decision followed a proposal from the Association of Space ...

International Year of Asteroid Awareness The UN has declared 2029 the International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence, coinciding with the close approach of asteroid 99942 Apophis.

International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence is the unique occasion of the close approach of 99942 Apophis in 2029 for a worldwide campaign to raise awareness regarding asteroids ...

Over the course of a few weeks in February, the asteroid's chances of impact grew to an impressive 3 on the Torino scale, second only to the infamous 99942 Apophis (that one has a 4 on the same ...