NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five ...

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, flew into view of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in ...

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than just dazzling streaks of light as meteors, these ancient fragments are among ...

"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our solar system." ...

YR4, it appeared, was heading for Earth but more data recorded by the Webb Space Telescope has offered new information about ...

NASA detects a building-sized asteroid approaching Earth. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope turned its watchful eye to ...

Last week, NASA scientists revealed that the infamous ... that this meant it "most likely" originated from the solar system's main asteroid belt. The asteroid was likely pushed into its current ...

"Experts at NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have updated 2024 YR4’s ...

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five space rocks passing the planet this week. The asteroid, known as "2025 DU25," will zip ...

NASA's Center for Near Earth Object ... In the past, even when the asteroid passed through the inner solar system, it didn't always come close to where Earth was at the time, which is why it ...