A computer-generated image of what Earth would have looked like from Toutatis when it flew by in 1996 (NASA) Last week an asteroid known as 4179 Toutatis passed by Earth at a relatively close distance ...

A Chinese repurposed lunar orbiter, Chang'e-2, has flown by asteroid Toutatis, Chinese space officials announced. Chang'e-2 was launched on Oct. 1, 2010, the second moon probe launched by China as ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new video captures the giant asteroid 4179 Toutatis tumbling through space on its flyby of ...

Update: The live shows are over, though you can still watch a replay of the Google + hangout below. Watch live as the 3-mile-wide asteroid 4179 Toutatis zips by the Earth today with this ...

(Nanowerk News) An asteroid that some day might threaten Earth is passing relatively close by on the night of December 11–12, and its gliding path among the stars will be tracked by a team of ...

NASA keeps tabs on all near-earth objects, and their calculations say a civilization-ending impact from space -- like this artist's impression -- is rather unlikely over the next several hundred years ...

For more information on Toutatis, as well as other upcoming sky events, please see the October 2004 issue of Astronomy magazine. More Toutatis facts Officially designated asteroid 4179, Toutatis is a ...

NANJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A ginger-root-shaped asteroid named Toutatis, which poses a potential threat to earth, might have formed from the merger of two smaller asteroids, say researchers from ...