NASA's watchful eye on the skies has recently spotted asteroid Bennu, a celestial body with a slim chance of impacting Earth. According to a study published in Science Advances, Bennu's odds of ...
Asteroid Bennu wasn’t what NASA expected. Instead of a smooth surface for sample collection, OSIRIS-REx encountered a chaotic, rocky terrain that made its mission incredibly difficult. This video ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 swept into view of the asteroid warning system, called ATLAS, in December last year. Astronomers then calculated that the space lump will make a super close approach to Earth in 2032 ...
In recent days, the minimal risk of impact from asteroid 2024 YR4 has caught the attention of many astronomy enthusiasts. Specifically, there is a 1.5 percent chance that it will i ...