The space rock will make its closest approach—at a cosmically slight 183,000 miles from our planet—later today, according to ...

NASA has a planetary defense project that identified possible threats in near our solar system that could cause another mass ...

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Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some problems for our planet.

NASA only labels space rocks as hazardous if they are closer than 7.4 million kilometres and wider than 85 metres.

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Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...

Space is an active place. Asteroid 2025 OT7 will fly by Earth in August 2025. It is about 170 feet wide. It will travel at ...

NASA confirmed the asteroid’s course towards Earth. It measures about 87 feet wide and travels quickly. The asteroid will ...

On its way to Didymos and Dimorphos, Hera has found time to test its cameras in preparation for the big moment.

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The 55-feet-wide space rock is hurtling through space at a zippy 17,717 miles per hour, according to the space agency.