An asteroid discovered over 200 years ago which is roughly the size of Germany would have catastrophic consequences for life ...

On March 29, 1807, the German astronomer Heinrich Olbers discovered the asteroid Vesta. Vesta is the second-largest body in ...

It still lists Ceres as an asteroid along with Pallas, Eros, and 2309 Mr. Spock. There is no debate about Vesta being an asteroid though, and with a mean diameter of 329 miles (529 km), it is the ...

Using a worldwide network of cameras and footage from citizen scientists, researchers traced dozens of meteorites back to specific asteroid families. Their findings reveal patterns in how different ...

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In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation triggered a fervid series of observations of the object—possibly as ...

In mid-February 2025 astronomers announced that 2024 YR4—a recently discovered asteroid big enough to severely damage or even destroy a city—stood a 3.1 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is between 40 and 90 meters in diameter, about the size of a large apartment block. The asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in December last year, is moving towards Earth. A NASA expert ...

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...