A new study published on arXiv suggests a potentially catastrophic scenario for Earth’s satellites and space infrastructure ...

If a huge asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming toward Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to ...

Asteroid's Early Risk to Earth The asteroid was first seen on December 27, 2024. It was measured to be about 174 to 220 feet long. Early predictions showed it had more than a 1% chance of hitting ...

Asteroid 2025 KX8, about the size of a small jet, will make a close approach to Earth on June 4, 2025. While it poses no immediate threat, scientists are closely monitoring its trajectory.

NASA targets gold-rich asteroid worth 100,000,000,000 trillion dollar to unlock planet formation secrets. Story by Divya Danu • 2h. N ASA's ambitious mission to study asteroid 16 Psyche is now ...

Asteroids with ‘unstable orbits’ hide around Venus—do they threaten Earth? New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

Only two close C-shaped pairings and a handful of X events have appeared in GOLD’s catalog so far, yet each one pushes researchers to widen their search. New missions such as NASA’s upcoming Geospace ...

A steroids are rock-like objects that orbit the Sun, and meteors are pieces of asteroids (or comets) that enter the Earth's atmosphere. They vary greatly in size and threat to us here on Earth. While ...

The Milky Way was supposed to collide with Andromeda in the next 5 billion years. Turns out, scientists did not see the real culprit all this time, which was hiding in plain sight. The Milky Way will ...

The Sun and Earth’s atmosphere destroy fragile, carbon-rich meteoroids before impact, hiding clues to life’s origins. (CREDIT: Adobe Stock) A meteor streaks across the sky and burns up in a flash.