NASA has issued a public alert about a house-sized asteroid, 2024 AV2, set to make a close pass by Earth on December 31, 2024, at 9:17 AM IST, just before the New Year. The asteroid, which is 53 feet ...

Asteroid-detecting AI algorithms have already identified 27,000 new pieces of space debris, bringing the known number to 1.3 ...

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

If Earth is going to be blown to bits by an asteroid, it'd be nice to have some advance warning – to either do something ...

XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest ...

NASA's Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter's orbit around the ...

NASA confirms no collision risk as asteroids 2024 YC1 and 2024 YQ2 approach Earth on December 28, 2024, at 639,000 miles ...

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from Queen’s University Belfast, has recently returned from ground control of ESA’s Hera mission.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has reached the Bennu asteroid after a two-year journey!  Find out why this mission is so ...

This advancement could provide crucial early warnings about incoming asteroids, allowing for timely intervention or ...

YB2 and 2024 YE4, are set to make close approaches to Earth on December 30. While their distances qualify as “near misses,” experts assure that there is no danger to our planet. These events not only ...

Discover why scientists now believe volcanic eruptions did not play a role in the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.