XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest ...

While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an ...

An asteroid the size of around nine reindeer - coincidentally, how many reindeer Santa Claus supposedly uses - is set to pass ...

Earth briefly hosted a 33-foot object, 2024 PT5, as a mini-moon. Scientists suggest it might be lunar debris from an ancient ...

When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft visited the giant asteroid Vesta, it discovered intriguing channels on the rocky surface, ...

Asteroid 2024 XS3, a small Apollo asteroid, safely passed Earth at a distance of 3.3 million kilometers on December 18, 2024.

Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured asteroid 2023 BU when it less than 40,000 km (25,854 mi.) away from ...

A 10-story building-sized asteroid, 2024 XN1, will safely pass Earth on Christmas Eve at a distance of 4.48 million miles.

NASA scientists are closely monitoring 120-foot long Asteroid 2024 XN1, which they say is set to "skim" Earth on December ...