Firefly Aerospace's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an imposing monument, stacked on top of ... first global view of Earth's ...

the space rock will remain on the risk list until it is back in view in June 2028. Current estimates of the asteroid’s orbit suggest it returns to Earth’s vicinity every four years ...

The U.S. Space Force — which took the reins from the Air Force's expansive military operations in space in 2019 — has released a view the robotic craft took from Earth's orbit. You can see a ...

One issue is that 2024 YR4 will fly behind the sun in April, placing it out of the view of most Earth-based telescopes. That limits how much astronomers can refine their predictions, says Lewis.