A relatively small object in space, roughly the size of the Statue of Liberty, is expected to zip past Earth on January 31.

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The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...

According to research from NASA’s Center of NEO Studies the asteroid is projected to come within 66,000 miles of earth on ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...

NASA is tracking the path of a huge asteroid that will come hurtling past Earth at a staggering speed of 35,000mph later ...

A n asteroid discovered in 2024 has been placed at level 3 on the Torino impact scale, with a small chance of impact with ...

Researchers studying 2024 PT5 have observed new data which hints that the rock originated from the Moon. They suspect that it was knocked off the lunar surface after a massive impact several thousands ...

A small object, roughly the size of the Statue of Liberty, is expected to zip past Earth on January 31. Read more: ...

An object in space that astronomers initially identified as an alarmingly close asteroid headed towards Earth turns out to be ...