Earth gained a mini-moon this Sunday, Sept. 29 by capturing a nearby asteroid with its gravitational field. Earth pulled asteroid 2024 PT5 into its gravitational field, changing the asteroid’s orbit ...

Don't worry, astronomers now say a recently discovered asteroid poses no threat of colliding with Earth in seven years, but the moon has a slightly higher risk. Updated orbit predictions show the ...

Martin Connors has received funding from NSERC and the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the Canadian Space Agency. He is currently a self-funded academic visitor at UCLA. In late 2024, ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has gone from a potential 'city-killer' to an almost certain near-misser this week as the odds that this large space rock will hit Earth in 2032 rose and then plummeted in a matter ...

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The asteroid, measuring between 130 to 300 feet wide, was discovered in December 2024. While the risk to Earth is negligible, 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of impacting the moon. Don't worry, ...