1-in-83 chance: NASA keeps an eye on an asteroid already close to Earth
A new near-Earth asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been detected by astronomers as it made a close approach to Earth recently. The asteroid, detected by a group of astronomers using sophisticated telescopes for sky-surveying, made a relatively close pass of Earth, so close that it raised interest and concern in the scientific community.
Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.
Recent scientific discoveries reveal two extraordinary phenomena that could change our understanding of Earth's hydrology.
The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...
It's been such an exciting thing to study," said Prof Russell. This latest study adds to growing evidence that asteroids brought water and organic material to Earth. "The early Solar System ...
If this asteroid follows the pattern of other near-Earth asteroids after their discovery, the chances of impact will rise and then fall, according to the agency. For example, the asteroid Apophis ...
Languages: English. NASA is tracking a trio of vehicle-sized asteroids set to whizz by close to the Earth today—with one getting three times nearer than the orbit of the moon. That space rock ...
The scientists set out to analyze the UV-Vis-NIR spectra of ten known angrites that have fallen to Earth and compare them with the spectra of 712 documented asteroids. "We have a wide collection ...
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