Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes difficult pursuit of tracking deep-space objects.
Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.
Welcome to Edition 7.30 of the Rocket Report! The US government relies on SpaceX for a lot of missions. These include ...
A 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss ...
Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...
Skywatchers in central Florida and southern Texas can witness a rare lunar standstill on Feb. 7, as the waxing gibbous moon ...
The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth and triggered auroras in several parts of Earth including in India as wave after wave of high-energy charged particles from the Sun rocked the planet.
In May 2024, an epic solar storm rattled Earth so powerfully that its effects were felt even at the bottom of the ocean.
This aerial photo taken on Dec 10, 2023 shows a Chinese commercial reusable rocket named SQX-2Y blasting off from the Jiuquan ...
The May 2024 solar storm created two new temporary belts of high-energy particles surrounding Earth. The findings are ...
Learn about the alarming issue of rocket debris and its potential impact on air traffic. Discover the recent incident ...