A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...
Asteroid 2024 PT5 was discovered by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). Scientists believe that the ...
The asteroid, named 2022 CE2, is estimated by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be about 370 feet across, with JPL's ...
The second visit of asteroid Apophis in 2036, also on April 13, heralds the coming of the Messiah and the beginning of a new ...
The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...
The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.
NASA warns of a giant asteroid, 2024 WY70, approaching Earth at 36,606 km/h. At 820 feet wide and as big as a football ...
ESA’s Hera mission is two-year flight to the Didymos binary asteroid system. See its trajectory here. Credit: ESA - European ...
The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.
"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...
A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its ...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitors asteroid 2022 CE2, expected to safely pass Earth on January 16, 2025. The ...