A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...

An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...

No one spotted the asteroid as it approached. Astronomers caught it only a few hours after it had already passed, when data ...

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There are many programs that detect near-Earth asteroids as part of countries' planetary defense strategies. In the case of ...

Asteroid '2025 TF' flew over Antarctica at 265 miles from our planet, and was spotted after the closest flyby yet by an asteroid.

The asteroid is roughly 1 to 3 metres across and was first spotted by the Catalina Sky Survey a few hours after it had passed ...

A recently discovered asteroid roughly the size of a commercial jet will pass within 1 lunar distance of Earth on Sept. 3. Here's how you can watch the build-up to the flyby live online, courtesy of ...