A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

The Alinda asteroid will be visible with binoculars in a 'once in a decade' event as it brushes past Earth, with its return ...

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.

The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.

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A massive asteroid, 2022 CE2, is set to make a close flyby of Earth on Thursday. The 370-foot asteroid will travel at an ...

A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our moon. Its ...

A large asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Neptune ... it won’t get that close for another 20 years. Luckily, it will continue to get brighter and more active as it gets closer to the ...

A “lost asteroid” that hasn’t been seen since it was first discovered in 2007 has some scientists worried about the potential of an Earth-bound collision this year, reports indicate.

Brightest comet in 20 years to appear this week - ’New Years Comet’ will appear as bright as Venus – and won’t be back for ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from ... One key event for Lucy is its flyby of the inner main-belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, scheduled ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and ... flyby of the inner main-belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, scheduled for April 20, 2025. This flyby will provide ...