The last week saw not one but two asteroids whip by Earth at close distances — not so close as to threaten the planet, but close enough for scientists to get a good view of them. Asteroid ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

They used images ... about asteroids in our solar system. ‘We know that we are missing a large fraction of the mid-size asteroids,’ he explained, saying these are ones measuring up to around ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour.

A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.

A pair of asteroids are set to make close passes by the Earth this week ... One may even be visible with little more than binoculars. First up is an asteroid labeled 2011 UL21, which is over ...

They're calling them "planetary embryos". Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system. These embryos, somewhere between ...

JPL scientists continue to track multiple asteroids near Earth. Although these pose no threat, their study is important. Close encounters like these help in understanding space rocks better.

In late December 2024, two asteroids, namely 2024 YC1 and 2024 YQ2, will come close to Earth. As much as they are close to Earth, NASA has assured the public that they pose no risk of collision.