"[The results] introduce a novel mechanism for asteroid surface refreshing that may provide an answer to a decades-long problem of how close planetary encounters can modify small body surfaces," ...

In 2022 its space agency, NASA, collided a semi-autonomous spacecraft (capable of self-steering as well as being remotely ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

Two meteor showers, both streams of debris from the same massive object that broke apart 20,000 years ago, are happening at ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...

According to new research, Apophis's brief interaction with Earth’s gravity could unleash tremors and landslides on the ...

Have you ever worried about the moon getting lonely in its terrestrial orbit? Well, worry no more. The moon has found a friend!

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...