The UN has activated planetary defense protocols for the first time to better determine the orbit, size, and threat posed by 2024 YR4, a rock discovered on December 27 that has a 1.6% chance of ...

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An upgrade to one of Australia's most capable radio telescopes is allowing astronomers to hunt for fast radio bursts (FRBs) ...

Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla ...