Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...

An asteroid burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere just hours after it was detected last month, the European Space Agency ...

The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.

Only two hours after being detected, an asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere and slammed into the Pacific Ocean, seemingly ...

This latest mini-moon, 2024 PT5, was discovered in August 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), ...

The Popular Astronomy Club meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. All are ...

It was discovered on Aug. 7 during routine monitoring by scientists using the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. 2024 PT5 belongs to the Arjuna asteroid belt, which is ...

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...

Nicknamed the “Halloween comet,” Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) evaporated during its flyby of the sun on Monday morning. An ESA and ...

Officially named C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), the comet was discovered in September by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Hawaii. According to astronomers, the comet is expected to ...

Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) was discovered on Sept. 27 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) project in Hawaii. The comet passed its closest point to Earth on Oct. 23 ...

ATLAS stands for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System. The main difference between this comet and the prior one is their distance from the sun. Last week's comet passed about halfway ...