Look at it this way — there's almost a 99 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth ...
NASA is keeping a close eye on three vehicle-sized asteroids that will make close approaches to Earth today. The trio was ...
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...
A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a matter of minutes, ...
That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing ...
YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...
This research helps us understand the violent nature of cosmic collisions and their role in shaping planetary landscapes. By ...
According to the latest calculations from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, there is a 1.6 percent chance the asteroid will strike Earth on December 22, 2032. If it does hit, possible impact sites ...
The asteroid, measuring around 130 to 300 feet across, is too small to threaten the extinction of humankind, but experts warn that it could cause massive destruction if it hits a major city.
In second position on Sentry’s table is 29075 (1950 DA), which is much less likely to hit Earth (the ... but NASA’s 2021 calculations indicated that the asteroid doesn’t pose a threat ...
The memo said “Asteroid 2024 YR4,” first detected in late December after it came out of the sun’s glare and passed by the Earth, might hit our planet on Dec. 22, 2032. The likelihood of ...
A large asteroid could pass close enough to Earth within the next decade that there's a chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA. The space rock, named 2024 YR4, is between 130 feet and ...