An asteroid impact 4.3 billion years ago caused havoc in the moon’s mantle, explaining why one side of the moon has more craters than the other. A recent study supports this theory. Per the International Astronomical Union, the moon has ...
Once again, something really hazardous has occurred! Just hours before it was due to strike Earth near the western coast of Greenland, the same astronomer who spotted Asteroid 2022 EB5 earlier this week has discovered yet another frightening asteroid. Asteroid ...
Astronomers have only detected four asteroids before they reached the Earth’s atmosphere: 2008 TC3, 2014 AA, 2018 LA, and 2019 MO. This is because detecting an asteroid before it enters the Earth’s atmosphere is such an uncommon occurrence for astronomers. ...
NASA is always on the lookout for ‘possibly dangerous’ asteroids that might endanger Earth. NASA is also planning for the worst-case scenario: a collision with an asteroid. Yes, an asteroid might collide with Earth. In a surprising turn of events, ...
The finding of a possibly deadly asteroid early this year sent scientists on a thrill ride, and they were not alone. On January 6, 2022, scientists at the Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona announced the discovery of an asteroid measuring ...
One of NASA’s space security experts describes how the agency prepares to avoid a catastrophic tragedy. Our home planet is situated in a hazardous environment. Asteroids and comets are among the celestial bodies that are continually racing through space and ...
Bennu is a 500-meter-wide asteroid that circles our solar on a path that takes it dangerously near to Earth on a regular basis. According to Icarus, NASA scientists utilized new data and complicated computer models to estimate the exact course ...
Australian astronomers identified asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) in 1994. It will travel within 1.2 million miles of our planet on Tuesday at 21:51 GMT. This was the closest approach since 1933, when it came within 699,000 miles of Earth. Tonight, ...
Bennu is one of those asteroids that astronomers must always keep an eye on. Measuring 262.5 meters in its radius, the asteroid is far from being a “global killer” from the Armageddon movie released in 1998. But still, you would ...
Whether we like it or not, our Solar System is a pretty active place. The eight planets and the dwarf planet Pluto are far from representing the only space objects that are present. Asteroid 2021 PH27 is one of those ...