A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

The space rock, known as “2026 AJ” and 40 feet in diameter, is hurtling towards our planet at around 20,500 miles per hour.

Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids, large enough to cause damage, could be in space. Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth known as ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Scientists across the world are focusing on an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth. Here's what to know about the asteroid, as well as the role one Arizona observatory ...

An asteroid's chances of hitting the Earth in 2032 have risen again to over 3%. Experts say not to worry for now, as chances the asteroid will miss the Earth stand at nearly 97%. Astronomers now say a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A potential asteroid strike on the moon calculated by NASA ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered in December 2024. Here's NASA's estimate of the chance of the asteroid hitting Earth. The asteroid is estimated to be between 130 and 300 feet wide. An asteroid may be ...

Astronomers have spotted an asteroid with a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be about 40-90 meters wide, big enough to cause local devastation but not mass ...

Zipping toward Earth at around 20,000 miles per hour, the asteroid is due to make its closest approach on Tuesday.