In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...
It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...
Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...
YR4 could have a positive impact on Earth, writes Anthony Cuthbertson, with Nasa saying it could ‘herald a new era for ...
We interrupt our regular schedule of fish puns and naughty jokes about holes to warn you that a huge chunk of celestial ...
Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.
The DART mission was fab, but might not be able to stop 2024 YR4,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Referring to NASA’s 2022 ...
This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature ...
Jasmine Laws is a Live News Reporter at Newsweek based ... NASA's risk list of near-Earth objects shows. If the asteroid does hit the planet, although there is currently only a 1.2 percent ...
The asteroid colliding with the Moon could release energy in upwards of 340 Hiroshima bombs with the spectacle very likely to ...