Precisely four years from today — on Friday, April 13, 2029 — an asteroid as wide as the Empire State Building is wide will come closer to Earth than orbiting geosynchronous satellites in a ...

This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data ...

A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Scientists have revealed the unusual shape of a large asteroid ...

During April the Pink Moon will ascend to give Northern Hemisphere inhabitants a memorable first full moon experience of ...

Mark your calendars for April 12, 2025, as the Pink Moon graces the night sky, reaching peak illumination at 8:22 p.m. EDT. Despite its name, the moon won't appear pink, but it signifies the ...

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to the asteroid in this orbit animation. Credit: NASA's Scientific ...

A new study challenges the belief that dinosaurs were declining before the asteroid impact that ended their reign. Analysing 18 million years of fossil data, researchers argue that apparent drops ...

The team used the telescope to capture images of the asteroid in multiple different wavelengths. Detailed analysis of the asteroid's lightcurve, its pattern of light and output in time ...

Astronomers have now constructed a 3D model of asteroid 2024 YR4 using observations conducted by the Gemini South telescope in Chile. Listen to Story The team acknowledged that the asteroid is an ...

When colossal asteroids rock Earth, it's not all doom and gloom. The menacing asteroid that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs left a colossal marine crater in what's now the Yucatan Peninsula.

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