Since December 2024, the US space agency has been tracking the 'city–killer' asteroid, dubbed '2024 YR4', as it whizzes towards us. The 220ft space rock initially set alarm bells ringing as early ...
People on the ground in the Eastern Hemisphere will be able to observe the asteroid with their own eyes, weather permitting, according to NASA.
The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth. Here's what to know.
Asteroid 99942 Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will make a close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029, passing within 20,000 miles and becoming visible to the naked eye. Astronomers are ...
A meteor cluster reveals an asteroid disintegrating near the Sun. These observations help uncover hidden asteroids and ...
Coloradans who look up at the night sky this Earth Day could catch a glimpse of two celestial phenomena. Colorado astronomy ...
In 1998, Bruce Willis saved the world by blowing up an asteroid threat in “Armageddon.” In 2022, NASA did the real thing, crashing a spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos to prove that we don’t have to ...
A bus-sized asteroid (2026 HJ1) will pass Earth on April 21, 2026. NASA says it is safe, with no impact risk. Know what it is ...
Coloradans who look up at the night sky this Earth Day could catch a glimpse of two celestial phenomena. Colorado astronomy guide Mark Laurin said that the holiday on Wednesday, April 22, will be ...