Twenty-four years ago, a spacecraft with no landing mechanism touched down on a chunk of rock in space. Defying all odds, the Nasa spacecraft became the first in history to not just orbit a minor ...

There is an estimated 2.3% chance that the 2024 YR4 asteroid is heading our way. Here's everything you need to know about the ...

The one silver lining is that Dr. Rankin’s forecast is slightly less dire than current estimates, which assert that YR4 has a ...

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A nearly 98 percent chance it won’t hit us is pretty good. Second, while that’s definitely a massive rock, it’s not like a ...

The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the ...

Designed to operate in low Earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 613 kilometers, the satellite will provide detailed imagery with a resolution of less than one square meter. This capability is ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...

As the French expert indicates, the size of asteroid 2024 YR4 “is between 40 and 100 meters, with a probable estimate of ...

Last Friday, the American president's bold project was strongly criticized by Moscow. Building an anti-missile shield ...