The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.
NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen ...
Scientists are tracking an object heading toward earth that could enter the planet’s orbit, and they are not entirely sure what it is. The object, named Asteroid 2020 SO, is believed to be man made ...
A Harvard astronomer is suggesting that an interstellar object nearing Earth could be an engineered object — rather than a natural one — after making similar claims in in 2023 and 2017. "The ...
PHILADELPHIA -- An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won't be wreaking any havoc on Earth -- at least not this century. That's the good news from NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...
At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this ...
The object dubbed Earth's "second moon" is actually a quasi-satellite that's accompanied the planet since 1957 — not a true ...
Two large asteroids will safely pass Earth this week, a rare occurrence perfectly timed to commemorate this year's Asteroid Day.