Most asteroid flybys pass millions of kilometers away from Earth, too distant to notice. But one upcoming encounter will be ...

A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...

An asteroid about the size of a small building zoomed past Earth unnoticed by astronomers last week, coming as close to the ...

Asteroid 2025 TP5, discovered just two days before its approach, will fly past Earth on October 15 at a dangerously close ...

An enormous asteroid is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The ...

Asteroid 2025 TF zipped past Earth above Antarctica, coming within 428 km of the surface. Roughly the size of a small car, it ...

A small asteroid will pass relatively close to Earth, highlighting the importance of global tracking and research. Scientists continue monitoring near-Earth objects to ensure planetary safety.

An asteroid recently made the second closest pass to Earth ever observed on October 1st. And astronomers only found it after ...

Learn when and where to see Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN this October as they light up the night sky in a rare double comet ...

Bennu is one of the most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system. Thanks to a visit by a NASA spacecraft, scientists have a much greater understanding of the near-Earth asteroid, its upcoming ...

Social media around the world lit up over the weekend, discussing the possibility that an asteroid (known as 2018 VP₁) could crash into Earth on November 2. It seemed only fitting. What better way to ...