YR4, once referred to as a ‘city-killer’ with the potential to cause regional devastation and impact the climate, is no ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...

Since Jupiter’s orbit takes 12 years, the asteroids will take four years to be back on similar paths in 2028. These special kinds of asteroids are dangerous, since they come back regularly.

In a cosmic twist of fate, scientists have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth asteroid previously thought to pose ...

Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, ...

Scientists suggested the enormous object disrupted the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn ... perfectly circular and share the same orbit. But today, their paths are slightly off, leading astronomers ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

It is likely that the four large moons were formed at the same time as Jupiter and in its immediate vicinity. For the small moons, it is assumed that they are more likely to be asteroids captured by ...

The race between Jupiter and Saturn for the most moons in the Solar System may have just finally come screeching to a halt.

For instance, last year, the European Space Agency's Jupiter ... it to Jupiter's orbit. "We come in very fast, and the gravity from Mars acts on the spacecraft to bend its path," said NASA's ...

Planets orbit the Sun in roughly circular paths, and moons orbit around planets ... Only two of the terrestrial planets have moons orbiting them: Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ... The planets orbit the sun continuously. Because they're traveling along the same path (ecliptic), at times, they appear to line up from an Earthling's perspective, ...