For the next two months, an unusual object about the size of a bus will be orbiting above our heads. Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid ...

European spacecraft Hera launches into space to survey asteroid A NASA spacecraft knocked into an ... The spacecraft is set to reach the asteroids in the fall of 2026, according to the ESA. space; ...

YR4's probability of impacting Earth first began to fall last Wednesday when NASA announced the odds had dropped to 1.5%.. NASA then gave the "all clear" in a post Monday on social media site X ...

Hera will rendezvous with the impacted asteroid, Dimorphos, in December 2026. ... Every single day about 100 tons of dust and sand-sized particles fall through Earth's atmosphere and promptly burn up.

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun.

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. ... MICHIGAN. Odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 fall. What scientists now say about 2024 YR4.

The asteroid 2024 YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032. Latest U.S.

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, ... Odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 fall. What scientists now say about 2024 YR4. Jalen Williams Brandon Girod Jenna Prestininzi.