Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
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Astronomers have spotted the most distant comet ever discovered
Comets develop the spectacular long tails that they are known for by approaching the Sun. When they get too close, their icy ...
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Asteroids, Comets and Meteors News
A new study suggests that ... ESO Observations Help Almost Fully Rule out 2024 YR4 Asteroid Impact Feb. 25, 2025 — New observations of 2024 YR4 conducted with the European Southern Observatory's ...
What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?
February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, ...
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Space photo of the week: The last view of the 'Great Comet of 2025' for half a million years
Discovered on April 5, 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), it is a nonperiodic comet that's traveling on an orbit that won't bring it back to the sun's neighborhood ...