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China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid
The deep-space mission is heading for Kamoʻoalewa, a strange asteroid that might be a piece of the moon. China has released a ...
NASA warns ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 may impact Moon in 2032; Earth stays safe for now
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal that asteroid 2024 YR4, initially a potential threat to Earth, now ...
This asteroid won't strike Earth. Here's why NASA is still watching.
An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our neck of space in 2032. The good news? It's not coming for ...
Asteroid Moving Towards Pakistan Changes its Target
Remember that “city-killer” asteroid that was expected to land in Pakistan by 2032? Well, there's good news that it won't hit ...
'City killer' asteroid, headed earlier for Earth, now set to hit moon in 2032? NASA's latest update
Experts at NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies have updated the 2024 YR4’s chance of hitting the Moon in 2032 to 4.3 ...
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Watch an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier make a close pass of Earth on June 5
A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million ...