The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., officially registered the new space rock Jan. 2, saying it was spotted hurling ...

"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 ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Astronomers have spotted a large asteroid destined to whizz unusually ...

And just like that asteroid that blew out windows in Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013, no one saw this one coming. What’s different is that this one fortunately zoomed right by our planet ...

A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its ...

Asteroid 2023 DW has a better chance of hitting ... All other objects on the scale rank 0, indicating no risk for impact. A ranking of 1 means that an actual collision is extremely unlikely ...

This asteroid has no possibility of posing a threat, but its passage reminds everyone of the importance of continuing with planetary defense efforts. Asteroid 2024 XN1 is the largest of the next ...

Although it is classified as a "near miss" in astronomical terms, experts assure that there is no risk of collision. The asteroid is expected to safely pass at a distance of approximately 4.48 ...