Previous research claimed that the rock was a “long-period” comet from the Oort Cloud—an icy sphere of debris around the outer solar system—and that Jupiter caused it to hit Earth.

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

There is consensus among scientists that the mass extinction was caused by the impact of a large asteroid or comet that hit the Yucatan ... asteroid from beyond Jupiter. Scientists came to the ...

This week, NASA published images of a comet surging a close path to the sun ... explorers a recent image of a color-enhanced view of Jupiter from NASA’s Juno mission taken in December 2024 ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

Studying this Jupiter-sized world and its long comet-like tail can teach us more about the physics of space, including how planets and their host stars evolve together over time. "The WASP-69b ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...