A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...

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Researchers have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in unprecedented samples collected from the ...

His words have been prophetic,” de la Fuente Marcos said. De la Fuente Marcos’ paper in September suggested that the object is part of the Arjuna asteroid belt, which is made of small asteroids that ...

Astronomers first spotted the asteroid on August 7 using the South Africa-based observatory of the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. Despite predictions that the ...

Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science. The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world's attention last year after a telescope discovered it lingering close to ...

Asteroid 2024 WY70 is about 820 feet (250 meters) wide. It will make a close approach to Earth, coming within 6.3 million kilometres, which is about 16 times the distance from Earth to the Moon.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is closely monitoring an asteroid that will pass Earth on 21 January 2025. Named 2017 BN92, the space rock poses no threat to the planet. How Close Will It ...

When NASA landed a probe on an asteroid and took samples they brought back some incredibly valuable things to Earth. The official name of this chunk of space rock is 101955 Bennu, which we'll call ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...