Measuring 1,148 feet (350 meters) in diameter, Apophis was previously considered ... assessment after a precise analysis of the asteroid’s orbit in 2021. And scientists are expecting similar ...

These provided sufficient data on the asteroid’s orbit to finally rule out, with certainty, any impact on Earth for at least 100 years. APOPHIS RADAR OBSERVATIONS MADE ON MARCH 8, 9, AND 10 ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...

With funding uncertain, astronomers are struggling to contain the threat of a civilization-ending galactic visitor. There are between one and two million near-Earth objects (NEOs) -- chunks of space ...

But like 2024 YR4, Apophis also quickly dropped from a 4 to a 0 on the Torino Scale after astronomers spotted archival observations of the asteroid that more precisely clarified its orbit.

2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...

The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...

On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet's mysterious small moon Deimos, the European Space ...

But the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking at a far subtler approach to saving the planet – a gravity tractor. The plan involves sending a spacecraft to rendezvous with a dangerous asteroid and ...

If you've been losing sleep at night over a certain threatening asteroid ... March from orbit. NASA and the European Space Agency are also interested in getting a better look at Apophis before ...