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

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

Ahead of Asteroid Day on Sunday, an asteroid larger than 99% of all known near-Earth asteroids and a second asteroid that will come closer than the moon, will pass Earth this week, and scientists ...

NASA will deploy cutting-edge technology to better understand the inner workings of 2024 XN1 during its near-Earth passage.

The cosmic visitors are also conveniently arriving in time for the UN’s annual Asteroid Day on June 30, which seeks to raise awareness of both the opportunities and risks associated with asteroids.

International Asteroid Day was observed across the globe today. The day is observed to raise public awareness about the threat posed by near-Earth objects like asteroids or comets to the earth and its ...

Another gigantic asteroid will come within Earth's neighborhood on Wednesday, and Earthlings can watch it live online, knowing it's at a safe distance. According to Nasa's Jet Propulsion ...

An asteroid the size of a school bus is heading towards our planet, zipping past us twice as close as our own moon today. The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is one of the first handful of asteroids ...

The asteroid material "included waterlogged clay ... Bennu "is a relic of the early solar system", said Al Jazeera. Because its present-day chemistry and mineralogy are "virtually unchanged ...

The European Space Agency said that the asteroid, which was about 27.5 inches wide, was seen burning up across the sky on Dec. 3 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

More: Asteroids pass by each day. Luckily, large asteroid crashes are uncommon. Detected strikes are known as "imminent impactors" when they are discovered hours before entering the Earth’s atmosphere ...