NASA is tracking a plane-sized asteroid known as 2025 XM as it hurtles toward Earth’s neighborhood at roughly 9,753 miles per hour, a reminder of how busy and carefully watched our cosmic surroundings ...

Two near-Earth asteroids, 2026 FD4 and 2026 FQ8, will safely fly past Earth on April 2, 2026. NASA and other space agencies ...

Humanity needs to step up its asteroid-hunting game. To date, astronomers have spotted more than 8,000 near-Earth asteroids that are at least 460 feet (140 meters) wide — big enough to wipe out an ...

WASHINGTON — An asteroid the size of a bus made a relatively close flyby of Earth late Thursday night, according to NASA’s asteroid tracking program. The space rock, known as 2026 EG1, is estimated to ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

JWST imaged 2024 YR4 in late March, making it the smallest object the telescope had imaged to date. The data its instruments collected indicate that based on the amount of heat it gives off, 2024 YR4 ...

Spread the loveIn a remarkable display of NASA’s ongoing commitment to planetary defense, the space agency has confirmed that a car-sized asteroid, designated as 2025 GL, will make a close approach to ...

Spread the loveIntroduction In an exciting development for astronomers and space enthusiasts alike, NASA has confirmed that two significant near-Earth asteroids will make their approach to our planet ...

Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet later this century. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Scientists ...