Don’t space out or you’ll miss it. A once-in-a-generation asteroid broader than the width of Manhattan will be passing by the Earth — and there’s a chance you can see it for yourself.
Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.
As Christmas Eve approaches, a cosmic visitor is set to make its presence known. NASA's eyes are on the skies, tracking the ...
NASA has said that an asteroid larger than 131 feet could cause significant damage to Earth, f it were to make impact.
The space rock - named (887) Alinda - is so large it should be viewable with ordinary binoculars. With an estimated diameter ...
A large asteroid is about to make its closest approach to Earth in 100 years. Over the coming days, it's so close you should be able to observe it yourself with only the aid of binoculars.
Asteroid 2024 XN1, a space rock the size of about a 10-story building, is fast approaching planet Earth with a velocity of 14 ...
Although it is classified as a "near miss" in astronomical terms ... from Earth-about 18 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. The asteroid was only first discovered on December ...
The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is expected to pass us at a distance of 95,200 miles, about twice as close as the orbit of the ...
But NASA has now warned that reindeer won't be the only things soaring above Earth in the coming days ... However, although this will be a 'near miss' by astronomical standards, experts say ...
The jolly old asteroid has been designated as 2024 YP, as noted by the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies ... its orbit ever so slightly that it misses Earth. This was called the Double Asteroid ...