A potentially hazardous asteroid called 7482 (1994 PC1) will pass close enough to Earth today that you’ll be able to see it with a small telescope. The asteroid is more than half a mile wide, or about the height of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. Thankfully, it will pas...
Based on measurements of sediments and analysis of the surrounding rock, scientists estimate that the asteroid that caused the crater was between 8.7 miles (14 kilometers) in diameter. This would have caused exactly the kind of devastation described in the Alvarez hypothesis. A team of three ...
How did the asteroid belt form, and how did it affect the rest of the solar system? What do Mars and Jupiter have to do with it, and how do their orbits affect the main belt? What about the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud -- are they any different from the main one? Are there ...
Collisions between solids in orbit around the Sun were integral to the processes that built the planets and sculpted the solar system as we know it today. Most of the debris from the solar nebula has been swept up or ejected from the system, major impacts becoming infrequent after the end o...
What's six miles wide and can end civilization in an instant? An asteroid -- and there are lots of them out there. With humor and great visuals, Phil Plait shows us all the ways asteroids can kill us (yipes), and what we must do to avoid them.
Earth will capture 'second moon' this weekend, scientists sayEarth will get a "new moon" this weekend when, on Sunday (Sept. 29), it captures the asteroid 2024 PT5, claiming it as a very temporary "mini-moon."Space Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun and Earth is in the ...
Her book "Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind Control" will be published in spring 2025 by Johns Hopkins University Press. More about space 'Just the tip of the iceberg': Why risky asteroids like 2024 YR4 will pester Earth for decades to come Asteroid YR4 ...
The first playoff matchup in 24 years between the two Central Division rivals, the Bucks' 109-94 Game 1 victory showed they can still win big without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Keep reading to find out how and when to watch the Pacers vs. Bucks game tonight. Watch today's game on Sli...
Today's game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Tennessee Titans starts at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT). The game will air on CBS and stream live on Paramount+. How to watch the Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans game without cable While most cable...
The asteroid will be a bright object that looks out of place when compared to the chart. If you look at the same field on successive nights, the asteroid will be the object that moves in the field. Finding these objects takes patience! Some advanced observers will measure the light ...