The Bennu asteroid was first discovered in 1999 and the name came from the winning entry in a contest to name an asteroid, with a young child called Michael Puzio suggesting the winning name after the ...
NASA warns of a giant asteroid, 2024 WY70, approaching Earth at 36,606 km/h. At 820 feet wide and as big as a football ...
See asteroid Dimorphous, pre- and post-impact, in this time-lapse of Hubble Space Telescope imagery. The space rock was ...
Trailer for NASA's upcoming documentary, "Planetary Defenders," which will take audiences inside the high-stakes world of asteroid hunting and ...
A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its ...
The NASA+ film explores a compelling question: How would humanity respond if we discovered an asteroid headed for Earth? Far ...
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Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare ...
A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its spectacle isn’t over yet. The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach peak ...
NASA alert: A massive, house-sized asteroid is set to come close to Earth on New Year's Eve at 9:17 AM IST. A massive, house-sized asteroid is set to come close to Earth on New Year's Eve ...
An asteroid the size of nine reindeer is set to pass over the Earth on Wednesday, Christmas, in what is set to be a relatively close holiday flyby, according to NASA's asteroid tracker. The jolly ...
NASA has stated that XN1, a fast-moving asteroid, will pass very close to Earth. With a size comparable to a commercial jet (120 feet or 37 meters), the asteroid will fly at 8.27AM IST on December ...