If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That’s easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...
NEW ORLEANS — There’s about a 4 percent chance that a building-sized asteroid will hit the moon in 2032. Moreover, there’s about a 1 percent chance that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, will not only ...
NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid that is speeding towards the Earth at more than 22,600 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Measuring ...
Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly Observatory in Hungary. Credit: Space.com | footage: Krisztián Sárneczky / ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what you’ll need to catch a glimpse. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS streaks across ...
A recently discovered asteroid, about the size of a small building, could strike the Moon on December 22, 2032. While the probability remains low, scientists say the potential fallout could be visible ...