An asteroid the width of Manhattan will be close enough to Earth tonight to be seen with binoculars. The good news is that the word "close" — like all things astronomical — is relative.
What time is the first full moon of 2025? Here's when the Wolf Moon will peak This Sunday, January 12, the asteroid (887) Alinda, which measures about 4.2 kilometers in diameter, can be seen from ...
A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its spectacle isn’t over yet. The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach ...
The lander is part of the larger mission to the asteroid belt The lander, designed to study the asteroid Justitia, will be part of the larger EMA initiative, which spans a 13-year mission to ...
The massive asteroid (887) "Alinda" has made its closest approach to Earth in decades and is set to reach peak brightness in a rare and once-in-a-decade event. The event can be observed this ...
(Picture: Eyes on Asteroids/NASA / SWNS) Today, an asteroid larger than Manhattan – large enough it could end civilization, or at least wreck a country – is casually flying by Earth.