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We've now detected 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, thousands more will be discovered soon

Thanks to the discovery of yet another near-Earth asteroid, the tally now stands at a whopping 40,000, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). “The number of discoveries is rising exponentially, ...
autoevolution

There Are Now 40,000 Space Rocks Around Earth, 2,000 NEOs Have a Non-Zero Chance of Impact

There is this saying that the more you know about something, the more likely you are to grow concerned about some aspect of it. The validity of this saying became painfully clear when reading this ...
Astronomy

How we track near-Earth asteroids

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 ...
IFLScience

18 Asteroids Passed Earth Closer Than The Moon In November – All Of Them Were Discovered That Month

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...