The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.

Juno’s close flyby of Jupiter on October 23 reveals intricate storm patterns and a unique perspective of moon Amalthea.

On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the ...

The asteroid burst into a fireball that lit the skies at 3:54 a.m. PT on October 22, 2024. Scientists estimated that the energy released by the asteroid upon impact with the atmosphere would be ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our skies ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...

The asteroid is about 37 feet wide, about the size of a school bus. In relation to our moon, it is 300,000 times smaller. It was discovered on Aug. 7 during routine monitoring by scientists using ...

A city-sized asteroid is heading towards Earth this October and it is set to make its closest approach on October 27. Known as 1036 Ganymed, it is one of the largest near-Earth asteroids with a ...

This asteroid is due to zoom past the Earth on October 28, passing us at a distance of about 148,000 miles, which is closer to our planet than the moon. This may sound like an immense distance ...

The average distance from the surface of the planet to its satellite is 239,000 miles although the exact length varies at different points in the moon's orbit. When an asteroid is larger than ...

These four rock stars are embarking on a world tour. NASA has announced that an airplane-sized “city killer” asteroid will skim past Earth today — one of four “hazardous” space rocks to ...