Great Comet of 2026 spotted — when and how you could see it with your naked eye this AprilAstronomers are closely observing Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), a recently detected object that could get the nickname “Great Comet of 2026....
Is Earth’s second moon visible to the naked eye? Here’s how you can see the 2025 PN7Unlike the familiar Moon, 2025 PN7 does not orbit Earth. Instead, it travels around the Sun along a path that closely parallels Earth’s orb...
What will happen to 2025 PN7 after 2083, Earth’s newly discovered ‘quasi-moon,’ and why it went unnoticed for decadesAstronomers have confirmed a small asteroid, named 2025 PN7, has been orbiting the Sun alongside Earth for over sixty years. Discovered in ...
Earth's new companion 'quasi moon' astonishes astronomers as it shares its orbit around the sun. What is 2025 PN7?Scientists have discovered asteroid 2025 PN7, a celestial body now identified as a quasi-satellite. This asteroid will orbit Earth's path f...
Comet 3I/ATLAS’ predecessors, 1I/ʻOumuamua, and 2I/Borisov: a comparison of the only 3 interstellar objects which passed our Solar SystemComparing the three confirmed interstellar objects: 1I/ʻOumuamua, 2I/Borisov, and 3I/ATLAS. Each offers unique insights into shape, composi...
Astronomers discover Earth’s newest Quasi-Moon: 2025 PN7Astronomers have recently discovered a new quasi-moon, 2025 PN7, a tiny asteroid that has likely been near Earth for approximately 60 years...
Look up: An asteroid measuring 35-storey building will pass earth today, but NASA says don't worryOn April 11, 2025, a large asteroid named 2023 KU, approximately 113 meters wide, will safely pass Earth at a distance of over one million ...
Asteroid speeding at 104,761 KMPH set for Earth encounter today, NASA reveals; Here's what you need to knowAsteroid Alert: An asteroid named 2024 RN16, measuring 110 feet wide, will make a close approach to Earth today. Travelling at 104,761 km/h...
Five asteroids, including a massive 110-foot one, to fly past earth in the next five days; NASA issues alertNASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has alerted about five asteroids passing close to Earth between August 27 and September 1. While these ast...
NASA alerts on Asteroid 2011 AM24: Is there any danger to planet Earth?NASA has sent a warning regarding the approaching asteroid 2011 AM24. NASA has verified that, despite its proximity, this asteroid poses no...
NASA tracks 160-foot asteroid approaching Earth at 37,070 km/hNASA has alerted the public about an asteroid, 2024 JY1, approaching Earth. Although large and fast, it poses no threat due to its distant ...
World's largest digital sky survey issues biggest-ever astronomical data releaseThis second release contains over 1.6 petabytes of data, making it the largest volume of astronomical information ever released.
- First known interstellar asteroid is cigar-shaped 'oddball'
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) An interstellar asteroid that was first found passing through our solar system in mid-October is a cigar-shaped o...
- Asteroid to pass by Earth on Thursday
Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) A small asteroid will safely pass by Earth on Thursday at a distance of approximately 42,000 kilometres, just abo...
Large asteroid to hurtle past Earth on April 19"Although there is no possibility for the asteroid to collide with our planet, this will be a very close approach for an asteroid this size...
Star leaving Milky Way at record speeds detected"It brings us a step closer to solving the type Ia puzzle," Dr Rubina Kotak, from the Astrophysics Centre at Queen's University Belfast, sa...
Fastest unbound star in our galaxy foundUS708 is believed to have once been part of a double-star solar system, which also included a massive white dwarf star.