Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to tra ...

Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.

“Asteroids provide a time capsule into our home planet’s ... behind brines that resemble the salty crusts of dry lakebeds on ...

While both JPL and MPC focus squarely on cataloging and tracking natural asteroids, comets and other ... in late February to fly by an asteroid and snap images to investigate its surface.

Jan. 17, 2025 — Astrophysicists have imaged a large number of exocomet belts around nearby stars, and the tiny pebbles within them. The crystal-clear images show ... Jan. 16, 2025 — A research ...

SpaceX/Getty Images “(The amateur astronomer ... as well as helping policymakers and scientists understand threats — whether those threats are asteroids or foreign adversaries. Musk’s sports car ...

"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...

Figure 2 - Discovery of new asteroids with the JWST during the observation of the TRAPPIST-1 system. Credits: Burdanov, de Wit et al., 2024, Nature. a. Stacking of 500 images of the ultra-cool star ...