It's good to know that our planetary defense systems work. The European Space Agency revealed that on July 6 the automated systems that sleuth the skies for potentially hazardous objects like ...

To deal with potentially hazardous Near Earth Objects (NEOs) that could strike the Earth, there is need to establish an effective international communications strategy — but doing so is a daunting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2020 XR taken on 24 Nov. 2024 ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object passing through our solar system, is sparking global interest due to its potential to advance our understanding of space monitoring. Although the ...

A large asteroid that is approximately the size of the main span of the Brooklyn Bridge is expected to pass near Earth on Thursday, making it a “potentially hazardous object,” according to NASA. The ...

An 80-foot asteroid is due to soar past the Earth today, passing around twice as close to our planet as the moon. The asteroid, named 2023 TM3, is estimated to measure between 36 and 82 feet in ...

The asteroid, which was originally identified in 1994 by the Spacewatch group working at Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona, is now on its way to making its closest approach to Earth, coming within 1.8 ...

Scientists have identified more than 30,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) to date. So what are the largest "potentially hazardous" NEOs predicted to have a close encounter with Earth in 2023? The term ...

A new listing of the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit is dominated by relics more than a quarter-century old, primarily dead rockets left to hurtle through space at the end ...

HOUSTON – There’s no such thing as perfect parenting, but there are safety measures parents can take after their little ones ingest a hazardous object. There’s a list of hazardous items young children ...