Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will brief media at 11 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 29, to provide an update on ...

Alinda, which measures about 4.2 kilometers in diameter, can be seen from our planet. This is due to an astronomical ...

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 ...

"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...

The massive asteroid Alinda has made its closest approach to Earth in decades and is set to reach peak brightness in a rare ...

Alinda, measuring 2.6 miles wide, will be visible this weekend. Stargazers can spot it using basic equipment or watch a ...

Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.

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

Unlike a majority of the meteor showers we see on Earth, the Geminids are the product of an asteroid, not a comet. The reliable shower produces bright meteors associated with the asteroid Phaethon ...

Asteroid 877 Alinda, 2.6 miles in width, made its nearest approach to Earth on Wednesday: 7.6 million miles distant. Hardly an imminent threat, said Amie Gallagher, director of the Planetarium at ...