A massive asteroid that sent shockwaves through the scientific community just weeks ago—after it was briefly deemed a potential threat to Earth—may now be on a collision course with the Moon.

Some travel innocently, some spark scientific curiosity. Asteroid 2014 TN17 is one of them, and it will fly by Earth soon. There is no alarm now, but the astronomers are monitoring it carefully.

As concerns over Earth’s limited resources continue to grow, some entrepreneurs are eagerly looking beyond our planet to establish the next big business venture: asteroid mining. The prospect of ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially thought to pose a threat to Earth, will not impact the planet in 2032, though a collision with the moon remains possible. It follows ...

In recent years, the GSSR telescope has helped reveal the unusual "snowman" shape of one asteroid, detect changes in the orbital trajectories of another and discover a mini-moon orbiting a third ...

He is currently a self-funded academic visitor at UCLA. In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation triggered a ...

Asteroid 2014 TN17, a massive 540-foot space rock, will safely pass Earth at a distance of 5 million kilometers on March 26, 2025. However, its potentially hazardous designation stresses the ...

Asteroid mining firms say mining for minerals on asteroids is just around the corner now, but not everyone is convinced (Credit: Getty Images) As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes ...

A massive 540-foot asteroid, 2014 TN17, is heading towards Earth at an astonishing velocity of 77,282 km/h, space agency NASA has announced. The asteroid, which is approximately twice the size of Taj ...

You can follow her on X or Instagram at @melissafleura. NASA is monitoring an asteroid approximately the size of an airplane as it prepares to pass by the Earth on March 21. The asteroid ...

NASA has announced that the 540-foot-wide asteroid 2014 TN17 will pass Earth on March 26, 2025. Despite the pass being 5 million kilometers away, its designation as a potentially hazardous asteroid ...

"We now have the first outlines of a geologic map of the asteroid belt." Ten years ago, Jenniskens teamed up with astronomer Hadrien Devillepoix of Curtin University and colleagues in Australia to ...