Large asteroid 1997 NC1 makes its closest Earth pass in over four centuries – live watch
Asteroid 1997 NC1 will fly past Earth at a relative speed of 8.9 km/s (19 900 mph) at…
Astronomers Just Found a Sneaky Asteroid Near the Sun—and It Highlights a Dangerous Blind Spot
Millions of asteroids are currently zipping through our solar system. These rocky remnants of the early solar system…
Undetected, Dangerous Asteroids Could Be Lurking in Venus’s Orbit
Space can be a dangerous place, with massive rocks hurling through the solar system at fast speeds, some…
An Asteroid Could Smash Into the Moon in 2032. Here’s Why We Should Destroy It
Asteroid 2024 YR4 garnered global attention last year when astronomers estimated it could hit Earth in 2032. Though…
Deflecting a Killer Asteroid Is More Complicated Than NASA Thought
In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period…