Webb's final snapshot of asteroid 2024 YR4 fine-tuned its orbit—raising Moon impact odds slightly, but Earth is safe.

Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...

New analyses have dramatically altered this outlook. The latest data suggests that the likelihood of the asteroid striking ...

There's only one Friday the 13th in 2025. That's good news for people who think it's bad luck. Why the fear? What to know about history, superstitions ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

A potentially hazardous asteroid roughly the size of an aircraft carrier is due to pass within 2.8 million miles (3.5 million ...

Asteroid 2025 JR is set to pass by Earth at 8:40 am IST, which is about 250 feet (76 meters) across, a respectable size in space. It's an Apollo-class near-Earth object (NEO)—a class marked by ...

An asteroid about the length of three football fields is due to pass closely – but safely – by Earth in a matter of hours. Talk of asteroids coming too close for comfort to Earth may remind ...

On January 25, 2025, asteroid 2025 BK will pass close to Earth. This flyby highlights the important work scientists do to study and track asteroids near our planet. Keeping an eye on these objects ...

(WHTM) — An asteroid is expected to make a “close pass” to Earth next month. In October, NASA confirmed that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, was first observed in August by the Sutherland ...

Asteroid 2006 WB will zoom by Earth on Tuesday ... recently highlighted notable NEOs making astronomically close passes of Earth this fall, including 2006 WB. There are nearly 40,000 NEOs ...