NASA has spotted an asteroid bigger than the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy that’s expected to fly past Earth on Saturday (May 16). According to the agency’s asteroid database, this massive near-Earth object is not the only space rock that will approach the planet this weekend.
A small asteroid that hit Earth was captured on video as it turned into a bright fireball.
NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has detected two asteroids that are currently approaching Earth.
The 99th anniversary of a powerful solar storm that affected large portions of Earth recently took place on May 12. According to reports, it was the biggest solar storm to hit Earth during the 20th century.
A team of researchers discovered diamonds in the lava flows of a massive and active volcano in Russia.
NASA has detected two asteroids that are expected to fly past Earth on Thursday.
NASA’s automated asteroid tracking system has detected four near-Earth objects that will fly past the planet this week. According to the data collected by the agency, all four asteroids follow natural orbits that intersect Earth’s path.
Earth’s asteroid tracking systems almost failed to detect a tiny space rock that skimmed the planet on April 28. Although the asteroid came close to hitting Earth, it helped demonstrate the planet’s prediction and detection capabilities for approaching space rocks.
NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) detected a massive “potentially hazardous” asteroid that’s expected to safely fly past Earth on Tuesday (May 12). According to the agency’s asteroid tracking system, the approaching asteroid is bigger than the Washington Monument.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the audio recording of the BepiColombo spacecraft during its near-Earth flyby last month. As noted by the agency, sounds made by the spacecraft and other factors in space can be heard in the recording.
NASA’s asteroid tracking system has spotted the biggest asteroid that will fly past Earth this month. Measuring at almost 5,000 kilometers wide, the approaching asteroid has been classified as “potentially hazardous.”
NASA’s automated asteroid tracking system has spotted a massive asteroid that will approach Earth on Sunday (May 10). According to the data collected by the agency, the approaching asteroid is about as tall as a skyscraper.
A team of astronomers has detected a new batch of alien signals from space known as fast radio bursts (FRB). However, unlike previous discoveries, the new batch of FRBs originated from within the Milky Way.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine revealed that the massive asteroid known as Apophis will closely approach Earth in less than 10 years from now.
A space weather forecasting site reported that a stream of solar winds is currently moving toward Earth’s direction.
NASA has detected a massive asteroid that’s expected to safely fly past Earth on Friday.
Scientists at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) were able to detect the closest black hole to Earth.
NASA’s automated asteroid tracking system has detected a total of five asteroids that are expected to safely approach Earth on Thursday.
Residents of Portugal spotted a bright fiery object streaking across the sky over the country. Based on reports by eyewitnesses, it seems a small asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere and turned into a meteor fireball over Portugal.
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently shared a photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of a distant galaxy. According to the agency, traces of the galaxy’s violent past are visible in the photo.
An observatory funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) has detected the latest asteroid impact event on the Moon. According to the ESA, information collected by the observatory provides valuable information regarding asteroid impacts on Earth.
An amateur astronomer was able to capture images of solar prominences escaping from the Sun’s surface. These prominences, which mainly consist of plasma, are known to trigger coronal mass ejections.