Asteroid 2006 WB will zoom by Earth on Tuesday, and astronomers say it’s one of nearly 40,000 near-Earth objects (NEO), which is not even the most exciting. Lowell Observatory astronomer and ...
An asteroid the size of Manhattan’s Empire State Building will safely pass on April 13, 2029, in a ... [+] once every 5,000 to 10,000 years event. What is considered rare in astronomy is a ...
Preliminary research suggests asteroid 2024 PT5, which stuck around Earth for almost two months, has lunar origins Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent A stock illustration of an asteroid near Earth.
The likelihood of the "God of Destruction" asteroid Apophis striking Earth in 2029 is more than 1 in 2 billion, according to Space.com. There's no cause for concern – at least not yet.