Recently discovered asteroid 2023 DW has been predicted to have a close encounter with Earth on Feb. 14, 2046. See NASA's current impact predictions along with an orbit animation. Credit: Space.com | ...
2024 YR4 shows a 4% chance of hitting the Moon on December 22, 2032, with no risk to Earth. James Webb Space Telescope data fixes its size at ~60 m and sharpens orbital predictions. A strike could ...
The sneaky asteroid is from the Apollo cluster, a group of near-Earth asteroids that can occasionally get pretty close to us. It sped past at a break-neck 46,700 miles per hour, while it's believed to ...
The little space rock, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Tuesday (Sept. 30) at 8:49 p.m. EDT (Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 0049 GMT), according to NASA data.
Tianwen 2 will collect samples and deliver them back to Earth in late 2027, using a reentry capsule. Then the spacecraft will slingshot around our planet for another deep-space rendezvous: a visit ...
Need a refresher about 3I/ATLAS? Here's everything to know about the interstellar object, including when the latest observations will be made.
The asteroid is projected to come within 865,000 miles of Earth—nearly five times closer than the orbit of the moon.
Engineers and scientists are actively preparing strategies to prevent asteroid 2024 YR4 from colliding with the moon.
Liquid water on asteroids reshapes how we understand the early solar system. A group of scientists, including researchers from the University of Tokyo, has found evidence that liquid water once moved ...
A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can absolutely solve.” ...
The DART mission achieved its goal of changing one asteroid’s orbit around another, but questions remain about why the orbit continued to alter over the following month ...
A paper from NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon should be deflected or blown up.