Have you heard about Asteroid Apophis? It's like the rockstar of space—cool name, big impact! This bad boy has been causing a ...

NASA and the International Asteroid Warning Network have launched a global campaign to track comet 3I/ATLAS and strengthen ...

Though harmless itself, its passage through the solar system is helping researchers test the systems, partnerships and knowledge needed to keep Earth safe.

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Just days after the Geminid meteor shower, the asteroid from which it comes, 3200 Phaethon, will pass close to Earth. What is it? Asteroid 3200 Phaethon, discovered in 1983, is named for its close ...

An asteroid will reportedly reach Earth's orbit this weekend. According to The Hill, the asteroid, 4660 Nereus, will come within 2.5 million miles of Earth on Dec. 11. That's about 10-times the ...

Dive into NASA's ATLAS system as interstellar 3I/ATLAS nears Sun on 29 Oct 2025—no Earth hit, but astrometry campaign probes ...

Astronomers have identified 2025 SC79, a new asteroid with a remarkably fast 128-day orbit, placing it among the ...

Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?

The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark ...