UH Telescopes Tracking Asteroid That Could Strike Earth in 2032

UH Telescopes Tracking Asteroid That Could Strike Earth in 2032

Artist rendering of an asteroid nearing Earth. Credit: Kevin M. Gill UH-operated telescopes on Maunakea and Haleakalā are actively tracking an asteroid that could potentially strike Earth in 2032. Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was discovered by a UH telescope in...

NASA Video on Asteroid Bennu

This is an artist’s concept of the young Earth being bombarded by asteroids. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab Watch this 6-minute animated movie about NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, Asteroid Bennu, and the formation of our solar...