An asteroid estimated between 14 and 30 meters across, roughly the footprint of a large building, slipped past Earth on 18 ...
An asteroid as large as five cruise ships is barreling towards Earth at 5.6 miles per second. Civilization thankfully isn’t in any imminent danger, but the cosmic debris will still come close enough ...
If an asteroid was ever threatening Earth, the best way to stop it might be with a nuclear explosion, according to a new ...
During this completely safe pass, asteroid Apophis will appear to the naked eye as a small white dot, slowly crossing the ...
A new image of an asteroid, referred to as a “quasi-moon,” has been released ...
Giant asteroid 1997 NC1, possibly up to a mile wide, will safely pass Earth this weekend, with live online streams on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27.
Like a shelf in an old house, the Earth collects a lot of dust from its surroundings. This "space dust" is mostly made up of ...
The asteroid will be visible for several nights from different parts of the world. We’ll tell you when and where to look, and what equipment you’ll need to spot it.
China has released the first image of the near-Earth asteroid Kamoʻoalewa, an object often described as Earth's "quasi moon." ...
Ever wonder where that shooting star came from, or how it got to be in your sky?