News

NASA Tracking Building-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...
NASA alert! A massive 370-ft asteroid as big as a 35-storey building set to pass Earth – know more about the speed and time
Asteroid 2023 KU, comparable to a 35-story building, will safely pass Earth on April 11, 2025, at a distance twice that of ...
Why astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could potentially strike the moon
Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.
NASA Tracking Car-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth
The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.
NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet today at a speed of around 45,991 miles per hour, according to NASA.
Look up: An asteroid measuring 35-storey building will pass earth today, but NASA says don't worry
On April 11, 2025, a large asteroid named 2023 KU, approximately 113 meters wide, will safely pass Earth at a distance of ...
NASA shocker: Asteroid feared to strike Earth now on course to obliterate the Moon, scientists warn
NASA has updated its estimates for asteroid 2024 YR4, initially thought to hit Earth. The risk of an Earth impact in 2032 has ...
How NASA science data defends Earth from asteroids
YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an ...
Asteroid With 3.8% Chance of Hitting the Moon Originated From an Unusual Spot
Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Sparks Global Alert – Now It Might Hit the Moon Instead
A recently discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, sparked the first-ever global alert from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...
NASA’s $1.4 billion asteroid tracker to detect ‘city-killer’ space rocks and protect Earth from disaster
NASA's $1.4 billion NEO Surveyor telescope aims to detect and monitor dangerous asteroids, providing early warnings to ...
Asteroid impact threat estimates improved for the Earth and the Moon
An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates for the year 2032 has been reduced from a peak of 3 percent to below 0.001 ...