Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in ... which appears to be about the same size as Africa on the map, but in reality, the continent is nearly ...
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.