Some of the most important asteroid searches are done at exactly the time of night when satellite trails are hardest to avoid. That overlap is becoming a structural problem for planetary defense.

A meteor explosion over Cleveland, Ohio, on 17 March 2026, went undetected by NASA, raising questions about the limits of ...

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...

Humanity needs to step up its asteroid-hunting game. To date, astronomers have spotted more than 8,000 near-Earth asteroids that are at least 460 feet (140 meters) wide — big enough to wipe out an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Kelly Fast, NASA’s acting planetary defense officer, said the greatest threat comes from asteroids that haven’t yet been ...

NASA’s Vigilance on Near-Earth Objects On March 16, 2026, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is set to monitor three significant asteroids that will make close passes to Earth. While the term ...

Spread the loveOn March 18, 2026, Earth will experience a close encounter with a sizable asteroid known as 2026 FB. This celestial body, measuring approximately 69 feet (21 meters) in diameter, is ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...