This scenario imagining Earth being hit by a sizeable asteroid isn’t purely a morbid thought exercise. In five years time, one wider than the 330-metre Eiffel Tower will pass closer to us than ...

Astronomers estimate that an asteroid this large comes this close to Earth only about once every 7,500 years. It also appears ...

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth ...

Science News: Asteroid 2024 YR4, though not an Earth threat, now poses a collision risk to the Moon. Scientists estimate a 4.3% chance of impact, potentially ejecti ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has small chance of striking the Earth on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2032 The space rock is between 131 feet (40 meters) to 295 feet (90 meters) or a little less than the ...

An enormous asteroid—big enough to leave a six-mile-wide crater and darken the world with dust if it hit Earth—will harmlessly zip by our planet on April 29. The object, called 1998 OR2, is at ...

FRANKFURT, June 13 (Reuters) - Euro zone industry and trade took major hits in April, likely reflecting U.S. tariffs announcements, challenging the view of economists that the bloc is holding up ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 0.0017% chance of hitting Earth, but media reports too often ignore the unlikelihood of impact in reports of near-Earth asteroids, a Tucson astronomer says.

First discovered by a Chilean telescope in December 2024, the space rock caused panic. Early models warned of a possible Earth strike in 2032, sparking fears of citywide destruction.

5 most unique asteroid facts that one should know TOI Trending Desk / etimes.in / Jun 20, 2025, 18:50 IST AA ...

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday, Oct. 07, 2024. The Hera mission will determine how much change there has been to ...