Today, the estimated number of known computer threats like viruses, worms, backdoors, exploits, Trojans, spyware, password stealer, and other variants of potentially unwanted software range into ...

En route to the asteroid system Didymos, Hera will reach its closest point to Mars on March 12. It will use the gravitational pull of the Red Planet to create a slingshot effect, accelerating the ...

Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets whose orbit brings them closer than 1.3 astronomical units, or approximately 195 million kilometres, to the Sun. NEOs, that are closer than 0.05 ...

‘City killer’ asteroid on collision course with Moon could damage satellites Researchers call for measures being taken to safeguard Earth from asteroids to be extended to Moon ...

New observations of the “city killer” asteroid once thought to be on a collision course with the Earth indicate it will miss the planet but strike the Moon and pose “potential danger” to satellites.

Dr. Peter Jenniskens. He’s an expert on meteor showers and currently runs Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS) project. Peter is also famous for identifying the parent body of the Quadrantid ...

Astronomers have discovered six hidden asteroids orbiting alongside Venus — and three of them could one day strike Earth. These massive space rocks are nearly impossible to spot due to the Sun ...

An international team of scientists put the idea to the test thanks to mountains of data regarding OSIRIS-REx’s recent asteroid target Bennu.

NASA’s upcoming Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, scheduled to launch in 2026, is an infrared space telescope designed to look for asteroids’ heat signatures, which can be used to ...

Scientists believe these asteroids originated from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and measure over 140 metres in diameter. A collision with any one of them could cause devastation on ...