Lowell Observatory astronomer and asteroid expert Nick Moskovitz said we know little about this asteroid coming by so close ...

Asteroid 2009 WB105, part of the Apollo group, is approaching Earth at 68,027 km/h. Here's everything you need to know about ...

Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...

Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon" for the past two months. The harmless ...

"Asteroids and comets with a perihelion distance (closest to the Sun) less than 1.3 astronomical units (AU), or approximately 120 million miles, are called near-Earth objects—or NEOs," Svetla ...

Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...

The Earth is parting company with an asteroid called 2024 PT5 that has been tagging along as a "mini moon" for the past two ...

Microorganisms on a sample of asteroid are clearly terrestrial — despite strict protocols to avoid contamination.

Asteroid Day 2024 is coming up, commemorating the explosion of the largest observed asteroid as it struck the Earth above Tunguska in Siberia in 1908. The strike was a small rotation of the Earth ...

A 200-foot (58 meters) wide asteroid is set to fly much closer to ... That’s more than a wide enough berth that we can all sleep well this week without worrying that 2023 DZ2 might level a ...

An analysis of asteroid 2024 PT5 – ‘mini-moon’ – suggests it may have originated from material ejected from the moon ...

Scientists predict that the asteroid Apophis may undergo significant surface changes when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029, according to a new study. The asteroid, named after the ...