The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...
A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...
Alinda, measuring 2.6 miles wide, will be visible this weekend. Stargazers can spot it using basic equipment or watch a ...
Typically, asteroids - like the one depicted in this artist's concept - originate from the main asteroid belt between the ...
Further simulations on flybys into the inner Solar System revealed one of our own planets might be flung out of the ballpark ...
The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.
The Alinda asteroid will be visible with binoculars in a 'once in a decade' event as it brushes past Earth, with its return ...
A meteorite crash-landed on his home’s walkway. Hoping to confirm what he saw on his camera, Velaidum sent his home security ...
"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...
Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...
In fact, it's growing stronger. That's because Jupiter's gravity has tugged the stream of particles from the shower's source, the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, closer to Earth over the centuries ...