2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

These five locales allow for stable orbits due to the competing gravitational forces of Earth and the sun. This one lives at what is called the L4 point. The only other Trojan asteroid seen around ...

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

The asteroid, named 2022 CE2, is estimated by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be about 370 feet across, with JPL's ...

for the first Trojan asteroid encounter in 2027. During the gravity assist, the Lucy spacecraft, from Earth's perspective, will approach from the direction of the sun. This means that observers on ...

NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar is closely tracking asteroid 2024 PT5 during its nearest approach to Earth, a distance ...

This asteroid is a quasi-satellite of Earth, meaning it orbits the Sun but stays close to ... NASA's Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter ...

Asteroid (887) Alinda came closest to our planet on Wednesday, January 8, being the closest to Earth in decades and the last until 62 years from now (2087). Despite reaching its closest moment and ...

Santa Claus isn’t the only thing making a fly-by of Earth this week. NASA has warned that a giant asteroid the size of a 10-story building will be whizzing right past us tonight. Dubbed 2024 XN1 ...

A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its spectacle isn’t over yet. The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach ...

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.

A mountain-sized asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in a "once in a decade" event. The massive space rock zoomed past Earth earlier this month, but it is not out of view just yet and ...