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New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.
NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which ...
On June 5, 2025, a massive asteroid known as 424482 (2008 DG5) is set to pass by Earth. The asteroid, which measures ...
A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's ...
Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.
Astronomers estimate they’ve found the majority of the potentially hazardous asteroids ... and study these asteroids, astronomers must take a somewhat unconventional approach: Instead of aiming ...
Venus may be hiding asteroids that could be catastrophic if they were to hit Earth, according to some researchers. A new study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics ...
A recent study has cast a concerning spotlight on a previously underestimated celestial threat: asteroids co-orbiting Venus.
we believe that only a dedicated observational campaign from a space-based mission near Venus could potentially map and discover all the still ‘invisible’ PHA [potentially hazardous asteroids] among ...
Twenty years ago, the U.S. Congress instructed NASA to find 90% of near-Earth asteroids threatening Earth. They've made ...
One of the asteroids will come as close as within 120,000 miles from the Earth, soaring past at over 41,000 miles per hour.