A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...

A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest ...

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." Earth may no longer be ...

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth asteroids from the comfort of your home. June 30 is the 10th anniversary of ...

This is a similar altitude to the orbit of the International Space Station, and one of the closest approaches ever recorded,” ...

A small asteroid flew 266 miles over Antarctica. It was too small to pose a threat, but objects of that size can produce fireballs.

When a car-sized asteroid slipped by Earth at a distance lower than most satellites last week, it went entirely unnoticed until hours after it had already passed. The European Space Agency (ESA) ...

An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...