A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

with estimates ranging from 3-16 Earth radii distance. The 2029 passage will be at 5 Earth radii. Even where dust or small ...

YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...

Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th Asteroid 2024 YR4 was spotted late last year ...

Further observations eventually allowed astronomers in 2021 to rule out the possibility of an impact when Apophis makes the ...

Predictions about when we might discover an alien signal from an intelligent civilization remain accurate, according to scientists.

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A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...