The researchers developed a new technique to visualize asteroid rotational speeds. This method involves adjusting the camera's aperture size to keep the starry background sharp while allowing the ...

The images have been aligned so that the asteroid remains fixed at the centre of the frame, while the stars appear to move in the background ... chalk-like surface. Without knowing what 2024 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat ...

Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth known as the so-called "city killer." "This one got a lot of attention because it rose to a threat level that we just have not seen ...

(CNN) — A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency. While the odds of an impact are slim ...

(CNN) — Asteroid 2024 YR4, deemed the riskiest asteroid on record last week, now has nearly a zero percent chance of impacting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency.

Recently the asteroid 2024 YR4 ... an object and it has a probability higher than just sort of the average background of being taken by surprise in any given year. Anything under four [on the ...

The asteroid, measuring between 130 to 300 feet wide, was discovered in December 2024. While the risk to Earth is negligible, 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of impacting the moon.