NASA warns of a giant asteroid, 2024 WY70, approaching Earth at 36,606 km/h. At 820 feet wide and as big as a football ...

The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.

On January 25, 2025, asteroid 2025 BK will pass close to Earth. This flyby highlights the important work scientists do to ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitors asteroid 2022 CE2, expected to safely pass Earth on January 16, 2025. The ...

An enormous asteroid potentially larger than the Washington Monument is due to zip past our planet today. The asteroid, named ...

NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar is closely tracking asteroid 2024 PT5 during its nearest approach to Earth, a distance ...

Earth ejecta, for instance, could hold Earth life.

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A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our Moon. Its characteristics led scientists to ask: is it a chip off the old lunar block, ...

The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.