This occurrence will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance ...

Sloths are the slowest mammals of all, but asteroid 2026 HX3 is anything but that – both in terms of being slow and in terms ...

An asteroid the size of 12 and a half fully grown gorillas is set to pass the Earth on Wednesday, May 21, in a very close flyby, according to NASA's asteroid tracker. The asteroid in question was ...

A potentially hazardous asteroid named Apophis will fly unusually close to Earth on April 13, 2029, but NASA says there is no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) Asteroid 2025 MA90 is set to fly past the Earth ...

A famously unlucky date is getting a cosmic twist. NASA says the asteroid Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, ...

A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth today (May 21), passing within one-third of the Earth-moon distance. The close approach will happen at ...

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Apr 02, 2025, 04:49pm EDT Apr 02, 2025, 05:13pm EDT This artistic ...

If things go a certain way, we just might witness something not many humans have got to see with their own eyes in the history of our planet: a sizeable asteroid slamming into the Moon. And it's all ...