Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth Tonight—But NASA Says It’s Safe: What To Know
NASA labels objects that come within 4.6 million miles of Earth and are larger than 492 feet as a “potentially hazardous ...
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Potentially hazardous asteroids: How many dangerous space rocks lurk near Earth — and can we stop them?
How many potentially hazardous asteroids are there? As of February 2025, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has identified around 37,500 NEOs.
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NASA Tracking Three Plane-Sized Asteroids Approaching Earth Today
"Not all NEOs are potentially hazardous, but all hazardous objects are NEOs," Martin Barstow, a professor of astrophysics and space science at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom ...
This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
How "asteroid detectives" are protecting Earth from potentially dangerous impacts: "Find them before they find you"
Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.