On a long enough timescale, an asteroid, comet, or other impactor will come calling, and it’s crucial that we’re ready when ...

Apophis is set to fly past the Earth on April 13, 2029, and return every few years into the distant future. But scientists ...

According to the reports presented by various online sources, today, an asteroid named 2024 XS3 will make a close pass by Earth. Don’t worry- - it won’t hit us! NASA has confirmed that it’s ...

Astronomers Find the Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected in the Main Belt Dec. 9, 2024 — Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt.

First discovered in 2004, the titanic space rock known as Apophis was estimated in 2017 to have a 2.7% chance of striking Earth in 2029. Any chance of an impact in 2029 was ruled out by more ...

A huge asteroid with is set to fly past Earth on Friday the 13th in 2029 - at a distance of less than 20,000 miles. The massive 1,000-metre-wide cosmic projectile is 28 times bigger than the ...

When the 99942 Apophis was first discovered in 2004, we all thought we were doomed. After all, the 1,100 ft asteroid was named after the demon serpent who represented pure evil and chaos in ...

Scientists confirm there is no risk to our planet. Asteroid 2024 XS measures around 97 feet in width. It will make its closest approach at 1.99 million miles. Researchers view this as an ...

On December 3, a tiny asteroid just 68 centimeters in size known as COWECP5 entered Earth's atmosphere, according to information from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). This caught the ...

NASA’s upcoming mission to the asteroid Apophis aims to gather crucial data about this astronomical object, which is set to make a close approach to Earth in 2029. Meanwhile, China is gearing up to ...