China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

A recent study using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled new insights into the mysterious asteroid ...

An asteroid is due to pass the Earth on Wednesday, flying by at a distance a little more than that of the moon's orbit. The asteroid, named 2023 HV5, is forecast by NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...

The asteroid, dubbed 2002 JX8, makes close approaches to both Earth and Venus relatively often, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by Caltech in California.

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream views of the asteroid's close approach online.

Asteroid hunters have identified 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids using cutting-edge tech that could potentially stave off armageddon in the future.

The asteroid Apophis, once considered a possible collision risk with Earth, will pass close but harmlessly in 2029. Scientists say its close approach could provide valuable information about the ...

An asteroid the size of a house is due to soar past Earth today, coming twice as close to our planet as the moon's orbit. This asteroid, named 2023 RR5, is estimated to be around 20 feet in ...

NASA says the asteroid 2001 FO32 could be as wide as the Empire State Building's height. ... Huge ‘near-Earth asteroid’ to zip by this weekend. Here’s how close it will get.

But Nasa's Centre for Near Earth Object Studies also updated the chance of YR4 hitting the Moon – on 22 December 2032 – to 3.8% from 1.7% that was predicted at the end of February 2025.

This illustration shows asteroid 2020 QG’s trajectory bending during its close approach to Earth. The asteroid is the closest known non-impacting asteroid ever detected.