The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Astronomers have to date discovered over 30,000 near-Earth asteroids, space rocks that zoom through space in close proximity to Earth's orbit. Out of these, only about 2,300 are considered ...

The near-Earth asteroid 2023 EY will pass within 149,000 miles of Earth tonight (March 16), and you can watch it live thanks to a free telescope livestream. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat ...

The gigantic space rock, which NASA compares to the size of a stadium, has a diameter of about 950 feet It may not be on a menacing trajectory, but it will still come close enough to Earth to ...

Earth has rarely looked as remarkable as it does in this stunning shot (above) captured by NASA astronaut Don Pettit from the ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out the lunar-inspired moniker may have been more accurate than we realized.

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one day resemble our own.

Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an archaeologist who studies how past peoples interacted with their environments. Two of us are geophysicists who investigate interactions between ...

What is space junk? Nearly 30,000 object bigger than a softball in near-Earth orbit could have harmful consequences for the ozone layer and climate.

The space between Earth and the moon is about to get a little more crowded. ... which means that not all orbits are nice and circular or as predictable as those near Earth orbit,” she said.

The space rock could be anywhere between around 33 and 72 feet in diameter, noted the JPL's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). 2025 DM7 is not the only asteroid within the vicinity of ...