Milankovitch cycles are long-term variations in Earth’s orbit and tilt that have a profound impact on our planet’s climate over tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of years. These cycles,named ...

Twenty years ago, the US Congress instructed NASA to find 90 percent of near-Earth asteroids threatening Earth.

Billions of years from now, the Sun will swell into a red giant, swallowing Mercury, Venus, and Earth. But that’s not the ...

Of these ‘six invisible threats’, three named 2020 SB, 524522, and 2020 CL1 ‘have a severe risk of collision’ as their orbits ...

A FIELD of at least 20 asteroids has been found lurking near Venus, having previously been hidden by the Sun’s glare, experts ...

They orbit with Venus, but they’re headed our way. A newly modeled population of stealthy asteroids could pose a collision risk to Earth.

Twenty years ago, Congress gave NASA a directive: find 90% of the near-Earth asteroids that could potentially harm our little ...

Asteroids are considered potentially hazardous asteroids (PHA) if they have a diameter of at least 140 metres and come within ...

Researchers from the University of In São Paulo, Brazil, researchers have suggested that dozens, maybe hundreds, hidden asteroids revolve around the ...

Thus, the satellite is still in its transfer orbit. As of April 2025, the NVS-02 perigee is about 190 km, whereas the apogee is 37,400 km above the Earth’s surface. The inclination is about 21° and ...

Astronomers have just discovered a new celestial body in our solar system that could challenge major space theory. 2017 OF201 ...