Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently turned its watchful eye toward asteroid 2024 YR4, which we now know poses no ...

Remember the potential "city killer" asteroid we were all freaking out about ... While Jupiter takes roughly 12 years to orbit the Sun, asteroids like YR4 only take four, putting it in a 3:1 ...

However, this striking formation is short-lived; as the satellites ascend to their operational orbit at 340 miles (550 kilometers), they disperse and blend into the starry backdrop. If you’re ...

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This proposal was tested for CCD lightcurve observations of asteroid (4179) Toutatis, which were performed near its stationary point in 1997 February. From six night observations spanning 11 days, a ...