"But thankfully, this was no asteroid." As objects move through the sky against the background of stars, different ...

But the close call is worrisome nonetheless, since astronomers had no idea the asteroid existed until after it passed by. “The asteroid approached undetected from the direction of the sun ...

But there is no need to panic, as the US space agency’s asteroid tracker says that “potentially hazardous” rock will only pass within 2.4m miles of Earth on 11 December. Although the 330m ...

The space rocks, both estimated to be no larger than 5 miles (8 kilometers ... did not swerve in the 150,000 years following the asteroid strikes, according to the new study.

This means that, despite passing within touching distance on the solar system scale, there is absolutely no chance of the Christmas Eve asteroid hitting Earth. And while that is good news for ...

The asteroid was discovered by Kitt Peak National Observatory and poses no significant threat. Representative Image An asteroid, no more than 70 centimeters in diameter, is on a collision course ...