For an hour, HERA flew as close as 5,600 kilometers from the Martian surface, at a speed of 33,480 kilometers an hour. It ...
That exceeds the threat once posed by Apophis, a much larger asteroid that was discovered in 2004. Astronomers initially calculated its chances of hitting Earth in 2029 at 2.7 percent. Further ...
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.
On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare ...
"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...
In late January this year, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft turned its cameras to the sky and captured some incredible images. The ...
New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to ...
The asteroid also now rates as a 0 out of 10 on ... look at Apophis before and during its close approach to Earth in 2029. Though both YR4 and Apophis are no longer a risk to Earth, astronomers ...
Agency looking at ways to use planet-threatening rocks’ tiny gravitational fields to slightly alter their trajectories ...