The asteroid, now named 2025 TF, flew over Antarctica on October 1, at exactly 00:47:26 UTC. This incident was more surprising as it passed at an altitude of just 428 kilometers or 266 miles. This ...

A massive asteroid will be zooming past Earth this week. Known as 1998 OR2, the asteroid is a mile wide and will be about 3.9 million miles away from our planet Wednesday, the BBC reported.

NEW YORK -- When it comes to space, one million miles away is considered a close call when it comes to large asteroids. NASA says an asteroid about the size of six football fields will pass close to ...

A newly discovered asteroid just whizzed past Earth, marking the second-closest asteroid flyby on record, astronomers say. The asteroid flew over Antarctica just before 9 p.m. ET on Sept. 30, about ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- When it comes to space, one million miles away is considered a close call when it comes to large asteroids. NASA says an asteroid about the size of six football fields will pass ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The dinosaur-killing asteroid that struck Earth around 66 million years ago was huge — around 7 ...

Scientists are still concerned that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon in the future One of the solutions suggested is nuking the asteroid to save the moon Scientists say the plan to use nuclear ...

While most scientists believe it’s a natural comet, one Harvard astronomer has suggested its unusual features could hint at ...