An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our neck of space in 2032. The good news? It's not coming for ...

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.

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’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 ...

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 reports a 250-ft building-sized asteroid, 2015 XR1, is passing Earth today at an incredible speed of 45,529 km/h.

UNDATED (WKRC) - An asteroid the size of a football stadium weaved between the moon and the Earth on Saturday ... t be any threats to the planet in the near future. "As far as we know, there's ...

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 ...