Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2025 SC79, a skyscraper-sized space rock orbiting the sun in just 128 days. the ...
Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?
According to NASA, "Asteroid 2024 YR4 is now too far away to observe with either space or ground-based telescopes. The space ...
Bennu is one of the most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system. Thanks to a visit by a NASA spacecraft, scientists have a much greater understanding of the near-Earth asteroid, its upcoming ...
The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark ...
2025 TF is a small asteroid just 3 to 6 feet (1 to 3 meters) wide. It's considered a near-Earth asteroid because, like other space rocks in this category, it comes within 1.3 AU (astronomical units) ...
A massive asteroid is heading towards Earth, and scientists say there is nothing that can be done to stop it. While that sounds like the plot of a hit action movie from the 1990s, it's also the ...
A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...
The most dangerous asteroids are the most difficult to detect.” Carnegie Science’s Scott S. Sheppard’s caution is no ...