When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might take it close to Earth, they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, known as DART, has delivered results that exceeded every benchmark the agency set ...

On Feb. 18, 2025, NASA updated the probability of asteroid "2024 YR4" impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, from 2.6% to 3.1%. The European Space Agency (ESA) also updated its estimate of the probability ...

GRAND FORKS, ND — Astronomers have turned their high-powered telescopes toward a 100-meter wide asteroid hurtling in its orbit through the Milky Way galaxy and are hoping it doesn’t collide with Earth ...

The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth has been reduced to almost zero after new observations dramatically shrunk the “uncertainty window,” according to the European Space Agency. This image ...

New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much. Reading time 3 minutes An asteroid is headed toward a close ...

An artist's illustration shows 2024 HR4, an asteroid with a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4’s star has faded when it comes to the general public, but scientists are pumped ...

Spread the loveIn an exciting astronomical event, a newly discovered asteroid, designated as 2026 EG1, is set to make a close approach to Earth on the evening of March 12, 2026. This space rock, ...

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