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Surprise asteroid flies by Earth at only 250 miles away (video)

The little space rock, called 2025 TF, safely passed within roughly 250 miles (400 km) of our planet on Tuesday (Sept. 30) at ...
Live Science

Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...

Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth, NASA Reports

An enormous asteroid is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The ...
New Scientist

NASA's asteroid deflection test had unexpected and puzzling outcome

The DART mission achieved its goal of changing one asteroid’s orbit around another, but questions remain about why the orbit ...

What's the latest on interstellar object 3I/ATLAS? Mars, Jupiter missions to observe comet

Need a refresher about 3I/ATLAS? Here's everything to know about the interstellar object, including when the latest observations will be made.

Nuclear Plan Suggested To Prevent Asteroid Hitting The Moon

A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the ...

An asteroid might be heading for the moon. Should we nuke it?

A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon ...

Massive comet hurtling toward solar system, much bigger than previously thought

The interstellar object hurtling toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, is much larger than previously ...

What If the Next Asteroid Doesn't Miss? Experts Model 22nd-Century Impact Scenarios

Scientists are war-gaming humanity's worst nightmare: an asteroid with Earth's name on it. In April 2024, nearly 100 planetary defence experts gathered at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to ...