The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.
NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen if a space rock really were on a collision course with our planet. The ...
Most near-Earth asteroids are thought to drift in from the main asteroid belt. But a small subset may have a much closer origin: the moon. One intriguing example is 469219 Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3), an ...
Astronomers are constantly tracking “potentially hazardous” objects in space, using advanced telescopes capable of detecting ...
The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.
A niche corner of the commercial space sector is attracting attention from United States national security planners, not because of its economic promise, but because of the technical problems it is ...
The John J. McCarthy Observatory - run by volunteers on the grounds of New Milford High School - has been watching the night sky for 25 years.
In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically through the system, smashing into each other in collisional cascades. Over time ...
On Monday, April 15, 2024, two quite large asteroids will pass near the Earth, according to data provided by the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). The first asteroid is designated 517681 ...
Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet later this century. - NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Scientists have ...
January brought a wide range of thoughtful science conversations featuring researchers from the SETI Institute, spanning everything from hands-on planetary defense with citizen scientists to careful ...
Unistellar's citizen scientists are using their smart telescopes to engage in planetary defense, research and observational astronomy.