A newly discovered asteroid is prepared to ruin Valentine's Day in 23 years time. Per NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Sentry system—which tracks potential collisions with celestial objects— a 160-foot-wide space rock dubbed 2023 DW has 10 predicted close approaches to Earth, with the...
Our solar system is home to millions of renegade space rocks, and this week three particularly large ones will blaze past Earth. But don't worry – the closest one will still miss our planet by a comfy 2.2 million...
NASA has revealed the schedule for a rocket launch that will visit an asteroid that is valued at 70,000 times the global economy.The US space agency will launch a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket holding sensitive scientific equipment in October 2023 from Kennedy...
Today, there is a potentially hazardous rocky visitor that will come extremely close to Earth! Though, countless asteroids keep zooming past the Earth at astonishing speed, most of them burn up in the atmosphere itself. However, some reach the...
Scientists have identified more than 30,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) to date. So what are the largest "potentially hazardous" NEOs predicted to have a close encounter with Earth in 2023?The term "near-Earth object" is used to refer to any cosmic...
Potential threat to the Earth
It is called 2022 AP7 and is a dangerous asteroid destined to collide with our planet.Recently discovered
The hitherto unknown object, named 2022 AP7, could pose one of the biggest threats.Registered with the number 2022 AP7...
Astronomers have discovered three asteroids that had been “hiding” unseen in the sun’s glare. The space rocks are considered near-Earth objects—meaning their orbits take them within roughly 120 million miles of the sun.The biggest of the three asteroids, named 2022 AP7, is nearly...
A gargantuan asteroid measuring between 1,000 and 2,430 feet in diameter, is due to fly past Earth on November 1.The asteroid, named 2022 RM4, is traveling at speeds of roughly 52,500 miles per hour, and is expected to sail past the...
Three asteroids are headed for Earth on Monday, the first day of Rosh Hashanah, in what will be the first asteroid flybys of the Jewish New Year, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.
Which asteroid is coming towards Earth?
The three asteroids that...
As NASA's asteroid-deflecting DART mission approaches its target, simulators show what could happen to Earth in the event of an impact—and demonstrate the importance of research into planetary defense protocols.On Monday, the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is expected to deliberately...