Now, a team of researchers says that instead of stressing about the near miss, we can be excited by it because it will give ...
An asteroid gaining notoriety for its potential to collide with Earth in 2032 now has roughly a 3% chance of striking our planet — the highest probability ever assigned — according to NASA and ...
As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare ...
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
When the universe gives you asteroid lemons, you should make science lemonade. The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of ...
Large telescopes around the world continue to track Asteroid 2024 YR4 before it fades out of view this spring, and the odds of the newly discovered asteroid hitting Earth just went up. However ...