Asteroid

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures images of peanut-shaped asteroid during 30,000 mph flyby

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy space rock that resembles…

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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft to zoom past asteroid this weekend at 30,000 mph: “We don’t know what to expect”

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger…

2 weeks ago

Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032? Here’s what to know about the potential “city killer.”

An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about…

2 months ago

Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis

An asteroid gaining notoriety for its potential to collide with Earth in 2032 was estimated Tuesday to have roughly a 3%…

2 months ago

Asteroid’s odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential “city-killer”

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the…

2 months ago

Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

An asteroid capable of flattening a mid-sized city could potentially collide with Earth eight years from now, as its orbit…

2 months ago