Although we can still see comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the sky, astronomers are already preparing for another ...

Apophis will travel closer to us than any similarly sized astronomical object in recorded history, scientists said. It will ...

Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...

Discovered in 2004, Apophis was rated level 4 on the Torino Scale, indicating a worrisome close encounter. Since then, scientists have estimated that this giant, over 300 meters (approximately 985 ...

While this scenario may sound like a made-for-TV science-fiction movie, a new paper suggests there is a possibility for Apophis to shift off its current trajectory and come barreling into Earth ...

Those tables are missing from the new RFI, along with a diagram showing an interior ... Janus spacecraft as one way to study Apophis before its upcoming Earth flyby. NASA already has plans to ...

This asteroid will not pose a threat to us, but Earth is expected to see a close encounter with a dangerously large object in our lifetimes. On April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will pass less than ...

NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" is actually the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a new study suggests. By Becky Ferreira If you were to look up from Earth ...

Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving ...

The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29. The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close ...

Beginning Sunday, Earth's skies will soon have a temporary visitor. On September 29, an asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 will become a "mini-moon" of sorts, temporarily entering Earth's orbit for almost ...