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

An asteroid the size of a bus that is being dubbed a "mini-moon" has begun orbiting earth. Brian Hackney reports.

For the next two months, an unusual object about the size of a bus will be orbiting above our heads. Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid ...

An asteroid is expected to swing by Earth and spend about two months orbiting the planet as it gets temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity. The space rock does not pose a threat to Earth.

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

Meteorites - rocks that fall to Earth from space - have pelted our planet from its birth about 4.5 billion years ago to today ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The end of the world won’t come from a swarm of deadly asteroid strikes, a new study explains.

An asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, will become a ‘mini-moon’ of Earth for a few weeks, orbiting our planet before escaping Earth’s gravity and resuming its orbit of the Sun. The 33-foot asteroid will ...

The school bus-sized asteroid will be orbiting Earth until Nov. 25. At least five times further from Earth than our true moon at its closest approach, the asteroid is much too tiny to be seen with ...

A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...

An asteroid is expected to swing by Earth next week, then spend about two months orbiting the planet as it gets temporarily caught by Earth’s gravity, according to two astronomers in Spain who ...

Despite an initially dismal forecast, SpaceX got a break in the weather to send Europe's Hera asteroid probe on its way.