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 ...

Jupiter's moon Europa is a prime candidate for alien life. NASA is sending its biggest interplanetary spacecraft ever to ...

Both 887 Alinda and 2024 YR4 orbit the sun three times for every time the massive planet Jupiter goes around once. Since Jupiter’s orbit takes 12 years, the asteroids will take four years to be ...

Astronomers Spot a 'Highly Eccentric' Planet on Its Way to Becoming a Hot Jupiter July 17, 2024 — The newly discovered planet TIC 241249530 b has the most highly elliptical, or eccentric, orbit ...

In fact, previous studies have claimed that even a tiny shift in Jupiter’s orbit could have bizarre effects on Earth. But what if we put an entire planet between Jupiter and Mars? According to ...

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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 ...

NASA's Juno to Enter Jupiter's Orbit After a final 35-minute engine burst to slow it down Monday night, the NASA explorer spacecraft named Juno will attempt to enter Jupiter's polar orbit.

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