The implications of this work extend beyond asteroid tracking; it could also refine our understanding of distant stars and ...

While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

NASA scientists are closely monitoring 120-foot long Asteroid 2024 XN1, which they say is set to "skim" Earth on December ...

The massive rock is believed to be ten storeys high and will skim past the planet at 14,743 miles per hour in the early hours ...

Apophis is set to fly past the Earth on April 13, 2029, and return every few years into the distant future. But scientists ...

Nasa has issued an update on a huge asteroid which will pass Earth on Christmas Eve. On the night when Father Christmas will ...

XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest ...

Asteroid 2024 XN1, a space rock the size of about a 10-story building, is fast approaching planet Earth with a velocity of 14 ...

An asteroid the size of around nine reindeer - coincidentally, how many reindeer Santa Claus supposedly uses - is set to pass ...

A Belfast-based astronomer has said a planetary defence mission with which he is involved will help scientists gather new ...

An asteroid orbiting near our planet that temporarily became our second moon seems to have come from the actual moon, hinting ...