Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The risk of impact is likely drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.
Asteroid samples hint at how life formed on Earth, researchers say
When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...
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Astronomers Discover an Asteroid With a 1.6 Percent Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
Further research might bring those odds down to zero, but we will likely have to wait a couple of years to know for sure ...
Ceres’ Hidden Secrets: Unveiling a Cryovolcanic Giant in the Asteroid Belt
Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...
Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...
NASA lets Noida teenager name an asteroid; here’s how you can do the same
A Noida teenager, Daksh Malik, has made headlines after discovering an asteroid through the International Asteroid Discovery ...
Noida Teen Discovers Asteroid, Set To Name It Through NASA's Programme
Daksh Malik's school offered him a chance to join the International Asteroid Discovery Programme, which allowed participants ...