Asteroids have significantly impacted Earth's history through numerous collisions, shaping the planet's geography and ...
Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ...
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...
For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...
The asteroid is about 33 feet (10 meters) across and poses no danger to Earth. It joins another known lunar asteroid ...
A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...
On January 25, 2025, asteroid 2025 BK will pass close to Earth. This flyby highlights the important work scientists do to ...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking asteroid 2024 YY5. The space rock will make a safe approach to Earth soon.
Typically, asteroids - like the one depicted in this artist's concept - originate from the main asteroid belt between the ...
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.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is closely monitoring an asteroid that will pass Earth on 21 January 2025.