Investors on the lookout for startups working at the frontiers of technology are casting their nets ever further into ...
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...
The images in the animation were captured by an ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, on Christmas Day 2024, when the asteroid had “a close approach with Earth,” becoming bright enough to be ...
This rating indicates that the asteroid "merits attention by astronomers" due to its calculated risk. Scientists are monitoring an asteroid that has a chance - albeit small - of hitting Earth.