A spacecraft's sample return capsule was detected entering the Earth's atmosphere using acoustic sensors by a team of ...

SOME astronomical events we see often, like shooting stars, but these are only a fraction of the dazzling celestial wonders occurring over the vast expanse of time. However, there are still four ...

NASA gave the all-clear Monday on an asteroid that previously had a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. The asteroid was first discovered in late 2024 and reported when it surpassed the 1% ...

The ESO's Very Large Telescope provided crucial data needed to calculate the asteroid's orbit. The potential risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 dropped to nearly zero following new ...

beating the infamous 'God of Chaos' asteroid. Advert But the 'God of Chaos' (officially known as 99942 Apophis) has now regained its titled after 2024 YR4's chances of hitting Earth have drastically ...

The chance that a football field-sized asteroid capable of destroying a city will strike Earth in 2032 has fallen to 0.001 percent, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. A week ago ...

The highest ranking of an asteroid was 99942 Apophis, which briefly reached level 4 on the scale for a few days after its discovery in 2004. (Further analysis revealed that its orbit in 2036 will ...

Let’s get the first question out of the way quickly. Asteroid 2024 YR4, a 50- to 90-meter-wide Earth-approaching object, is likely not going to hit our planet in 2032. But, since the odds of it ...

The 2024 YR4 is the greatest risk mankind has faced from an asteroid in the past 20 years, second only to 99942 Apophis, which, in 2004, had a 2.7 percent chance of colliding with the Earth in 2029.