For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the ...
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will have narrow viewing windows on February 18 and 26 to gather crucial data on the ...
The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.
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NASA is heading for an oddly shaped space rock that could, in theory, turn every person on Earth into a billionaire ...
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The John J. McCarthy Observatory - run by volunteers on the grounds of New Milford High School - has been watching the night sky for 25 years.
A bus-size asteroid is racing through space on a trajectory that will bring it close to Earth, and NASA is watching it with ...
A small asteroid could strike the Moon in 2032, sparking moonquakes, glowing craters and meteor showers, while scientists debate whether to stop it or watch a rare cosmic experiment unfold.
Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow.
A massive asteroid might crash into the moon, and scientists are calling it a once-in-a-generation opportunity.