NASA says 55-meter asteroid 2026 OE1 will pass Earth tomorrow at 1.82 million miles.

Space agencies around the globe are coordinating missions to visit the asteroid Apophis during a close encounter with Earth in 2029 ...

An asteroid larger than many downtown office buildings will make a relatively close pass by Earth on Saturday, June 27, offering astronomers a rare opportunity to study thus sizable near-Earth object.

A 1-megaton nuclear explosion detonated near a 160-meter asteroid produced damage and motion consistent with the object breaking apart in simulations. ・The blast would not rely on a shock wave through ...

An asteroid the size of three football fields will pass near Earth in three years, giving scientists a rare chance to study a colossal space rock from close range. Named Apophis — after the ancient ...

An asteroid estimated to be 1.2 miles wide will fly by Earth early Wednesday morning, but it’s not expected to collide with our planet. The asteroid is called 52768 (1998 OR2), and it was first ...

Rare images taken by a Japanese space probe during a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid have revealed that the space rock resembled a snowman, scientists said Monday. The fridge-sized Hayabusa2 skimmed ...

Coinciding with this month's New Moon, the peak of the Perseids could put on the best show we've seen from this meteor shower ...

The asteroid reportedly flew over the Southern Hemisphere just after midnight EDT on Sunday, marking the closest fly-by of Earth on record, according to asteroid trackers and a catalog compiled by ...

A recent NASA study has revealed that a near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three decades ago is not, in fact, an asteroid, but rather an unusual object classified as a “dark comet.” The object, ...