NASA says probably not, though there is one asteroid out there that they’re definitely keeping an eye on. The space agency ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is forecasted to arrive at perihelion on Sept. 27, at a distance of 36 million miles (58 million km) ...
A giant asteroid known as Apophis is due to pass close to Earth within the next five years and scientists once believed it ...
(CNN) — When a cruise liner-size asteroid comes within 19,883 miles (32,000 kilometers) of Earth on April 13, 2029, it won’t be alone. The European Space Agency has announced that its new ...
The European Space Agency is preparing to send a pair of spacecraft to stalk a potentially hazardous asteroid as it swings by ...
China is looking to get into the planetary defense business. A new paper by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) ...
It's important, Binzel argues, to get a glimpse of Apophis before and after its closest approach in 2029, when it will pass ...
Because the tabletop exercise did not simulate anything beyond the initial decision-making stage after the asteroid was discovered, there is also no telling what would have happened afterward ...
The combination of its size and proximity to Earth automatically qualify it for the label “potentially hazardous asteroid” but there’s no need to worry about any sort of threat to the planet ...
(CNN) — When a cruise liner-size asteroid comes within 19,883 miles (32,000 kilometers) of Earth on April 13, 2029, it won’t be alone. The European Space Agency has announced that its new ...
On each, there would be a sensor whose job is to face the asteroid no matter where it is in its orbital path. This feat of astronautical engineering is tricky, as it would also be required to ...