Tag: asteroid
Deflecting a deadly asteroid just got a lot less dangerous
Navigating the Cosmos: New Strategies for Deflecting Asteroids Hitting an asteroid in the wrong place could accidentally make…
Asteroid exploded ‘similar to a bomb’ over France in a rare event
An asteroid has fragmented in an unexpected wayWikimedia/CC-BY-SA-4.0 On February 13, 2023, a remarkable astronomical event unfolded as…
You’re More Likely to Die From an Asteroid Than Rabies, Scientists Find : ScienceAlert
How Likely Are You to Die from an Asteroid Impact? Have you ever pondered the chances of meeting…
Enigmatic lizards somehow survived near Chicxulub asteroid impact
The Resilience of Xantusiid Night Lizards: Survivors of the Chicxulub Asteroid Collision A yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is on collision course with the moon and could fire shrapnel at Earth
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could result in the largest impact on the moon for the past 5000 yearsMARK GARLICK/SCIENCE…
‘City-Killer’ Asteroid Even More Likely to Hit The Moon in 2032 : ScienceAlert
Asteroid 2024 YR4's Collision Risk Upgraded to 4.3% with the Moon An asteroid that recently caught the attention…
June skygazing: A strawberry moon, the summer solstice… and Asteroid Day!
June is shaping up to be an exciting month for stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts alike. Despite the shorter…
China’s Tianwen-2 Launches to Grab First ‘Living Fossil’ Asteroid Samples : ScienceAlert
China Launches Space Probe on Mission to Retrieve Asteroid Samples China made history on Thursday with the launch…
NASA Reveals Stunning Closeup of Bizarre-Looking Asteroid : ScienceAlert
NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently completed a successful flyby of the asteroid named Donaldjohanson, capturing stunning imagery of the…
NASA snaps detailed photos of ‘strikingly complicated’ asteroid
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft recently completed its second rendezvous with an asteroid, this time with the peculiarly named Donaldjohanson…
Why I’m Not Very Worried about the 2032 Asteroid
Increased Probability of Asteroid Strike in 2032 As new data emerges, scientists have determined that the likelihood of…
Asteroid 2024 YR4 will now almost certainly miss Earth in 2032
Astronomers have raced to observe asteroid 2024 YR4NASA/Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope/New Mexico Institute of Technology/Ryan The recent findings…