The European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday that astronomers have identified the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid (NEA), a milestone the agency says underscores both “our planet’s vulnerability” and the ...

Astronomers have recently identified a near-Earth asteroid that had been hidden in the sun’s glare, marking a significant advancement in planetary defense. This discovery is crucial as the asteroid is ...

Thanks to the discovery of yet another near-Earth asteroid, the tally now stands at a whopping 40,000, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). “The number of discoveries is rising exponentially, ...

Once the MPC confirms a detection (provided it isn't dismissed it as an artifact, space junk, or a previously known near-Earth object [NEO]) it names them - all within 24 hours. According to Fuls, the ...

NASA has quietly made a major move to defend the planet after the mysterious interstellar object displayed more strange and unexplainable behavior. The supposed comet, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, has just been ...