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The Asteroid That Will Get Closer To Earth Than Any In Human History
Forbes· 21 hours agoAsteroid Apophis is, at about 1,230 feet (375 meters) across, larger than 90% of space rocks. It...
Webb observations hint at giant asteroid collision in a nearby planetary system
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoObservations made by two telescopes of the Beta Pictoris system, located 63 light-years from Earth,...
World's most powerful space telescope captures huge asteroids colliding
TweakTown· 14 hours agoNASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured evidence of two massive asteroids colliding with each...
NASA discussing asteroid-threat exercise today: Watch it live
Space via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAn artist's illustration of asteroids headed toward Earth. | Credit: ESA — P.Carril NASA will...
NASA Spots Several Plane-Sized Asteroids Hurtling Towards Earth
HotHardware· 3 days agoAccording to NASA, there are several airplane-sized asteroids hurtling toward Earth this week. The...
NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary
Morningstar· 6 hours agoNASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office, in partnership with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and with the assistance of the U.S. Department of State Office of Space Affairs, ...
The World Will Soon Witness "One Of The Rarest Space Events Of Our Lives"
IFLScience· 11 hours agoThe decade has a few more treats in stall for us beyond that, including a visit from asteroid 99942 Apophis. When Apophis was first discovered in 2004, observations placed ...
James Webb Spots Epic Collision Between Giant Asteroids
Futurism via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWorlds Collide In a nearby star system, two giant asteroids apparently slammed into each other in an...
Asteroid mining could be here sooner than you think
The Economist· 1 day agoOur podcast on science and technology. Companies are seeking profits beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Which businesses will thrive in the new space economy?
Two airplane-sized asteroids will hurtle past Earth today
TechSpot· 2 days agoWill NASA be able to step up and protect Earth from a disastrous collision? While 400,000-3,000,000 miles seems like a lot of distance, these are all uncomfortably close, according to NASA's ...