A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth today (May 21), passing within ...

In a cosmic twist of fate, scientists have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth asteroid previously thought to pose a significant threat, will not collide with our planet in 2032.

Near miss, in this case, is a relative term: Saturday’s asteroid, 2024 MK, will come within 180,000 miles of Earth. On Thursday, meanwhile, asteroid 2011 UL21 flew within 4 million miles.

The most serious near-miss, and the closest comparison with ... It would help them test the scenarios they have modelled about asteroid impacts on Earth, helping create better predictions.

NASA’s asteroid-hunting Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope ... Most if not all dangerously sized asteroids will miss the planet. The hope is that, with these next-gen telescopes, the ...

This near-miss was one of two close encounters ... passed at a safe distance of 4.1 million miles from Earth. Discovered in 2011, this asteroid was found to have a small moon orbiting it ...

NASA said the asteroid was about 70 centimeters ... the most recent figures on NASA’s planetary defense efforts, near-Earth object close approaches, and other timely facts about comets and ...

MetaBallStudios / SWNS While there’s still a 96.2% chance the asteroid will miss the satellite completely ... according to experts at NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

Experts say not to worry for now, as chances the asteroid will miss the Earth stand at nearly ... they've increased the odds recently. The near-earth object was discovered in 2024 and has stirred ...