NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen ...
A bus-size asteroid is racing through space on a trajectory that will bring it close to Earth, and NASA is watching it with ...
The John J. McCarthy Observatory - run by volunteers on the grounds of New Milford High School - has been watching the night sky for 25 years.
The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.
A small asteroid could strike the Moon in 2032, sparking moonquakes, glowing craters and meteor showers, while scientists debate whether to stop it or watch a rare cosmic experiment unfold.
An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our neck of space in ...
If a collision occurs, scientists estimate it would release energy equivalent to around 6.5 megatons of TNT, making it far more powerful than any previously recorded lunar impact. The strike could ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid ...