The asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass at a distance of over 100,000 miles, less than half the distance between the Earth and the moon. It's about 160 feet long — about the size of an airplane.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies. Saturday’s close ...

An asteroid discovered just last week will pass closer to the Earth than the orbit of the moon this weekend, an occurrence so rare it happens only once in a decade, according to NASA. The asteroid ...

According to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, 2023 DZ2 will miss Earth by 108,758 miles. The moon is approximately 238,855 miles away from Earth. An illustration of an asteroid.

A 200-foot asteroid discovered earlier this year will pass Earth at a distance closer than the Moon later this month. The asteroid, labeled 2023 DZ2, is set to fly by our planet on March 25.

An asteroid is due to pass the Earth on Wednesday, flying by at a distance a little more than that of the moon's orbit. The asteroid, named 2023 HV5, is forecast by NASA's Center for Near-Earth ...

The asteroid, named (2024 UQ1), measures between 25.3 feet and 55.8 feet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), but is likely to be ...

A recently discovered asteroid has entered the limelight, putting scientists around the world on alert. According to a study ...

Asteroid 2011 AM24 is one of 18,232 Apollo-classed asteroids, which are asteroids that can cross into Earth’s orbit. NASA has taken the threat of an asteroid coming into contact with Earth more ...

Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday.

Starting on September 29, 2024, Earth will briefly have a second "moon" as a small asteroid, 2024 PT5, gets captured by our planet's gravity. This mini-moon will stick around for nearly two months ...

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