Asteroids often pass close to Earth, so this regularly raises a mix of questions and concerns for those in the scientific ...

As people prepare for Christmas Eve celebrations, the skies are preparing for their own dramatic spectacle. Tonight, a ...

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

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 ...

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

Two more asteroids will pass our planet on December 21: the 50-foot (2024 XQ4) at 656,000 miles and the 60-foot (2024 XN15) ...

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual ...

Astronomers track asteroid 2020 XY4 as it approaches Earth on December 19, 2024. Learn about the asteroid's close approach ...

Astronomers are keeping an eye on asteroid 2024 XU9. This 110-foot space rock will pass Earth on 14 December 2024.

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

But many of them keep on zooming past planets including Earth. Direct collision with one such space rock is definitely not ...