6+ hour, 26+ min ago  (268+ words) Per NASA's updated asteroid watch list, Earth will encounter two airplane-sized NEOs today, on April 29, 2026. Asteroid 2026 HL3, which is approximately 24 meters in size, will make its closest Earth approach at about 2, 570, 000 kilometers. Another large 28-meter asteroid, 2026 HP3 will fly by the planet…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (88+ words) If C/2026 A1 (MAPS) survives its perihelion, then it could attain enough brightness to be visible to the naked eye on Earth or at least with a half-decent telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. If the dive around the sun breaks up…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (246+ words) An airplane-sized asteroid named 2025 OZ will make its closest approach to Earth on July 24, passing at a distance of 3. 34 million kilometers. Measuring roughly 180 feet (55 meters) across, this space rock traveled at a blazing speed of over 49, 000 kilometers per hour, according…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (235+ words) For the first time, scientists have caught a glimpse of the earliest moments of planet formation around a star beyond our Sun, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced Wednesday. "This is the first time we've identified the earliest moment when…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (339+ words) A couple of meteorite samples currently being investigated could be the first pieces of Mercury on Earth. Ben Rider-Stokes, a post-doctoral fellow at The Open University, who is leading the research says that the properties of the meteorites match with…...