A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026. Image from Gianluca Masi/Virtual Telescope Project www.virtualtelescope.eu A massive near-Earth asteroid of “planet ...
The growing precision of space observation has placed planetary defence at the centre of contemporary astrophysics. Among emerging candidates for mitigation planning, asteroid 2024 YR4 has prompted ...