A car-sized asteroid will pass at about half the distance between Earth and the moon tonight (Dec. 6), concluding a busy week ...

"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," ...

The asteroid, called 2020 XR, made its closest approach today at approximately 12:26 a.m. EST (0526 GMT), passing just under ...

PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in ...

The asteroid, named 2024 WF5, will come over twice as close to us as the moon, at a distance of around 104,000 miles.

A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky ...

An illustration of the asteroid PT5 as it leaves Earth after a stint as our "second moon ... orbit determination, it would ...

ASTRONAUTS could hitch a ride on an asteroid to help them survive the potentially deadly trip to Mars. Now scientists have ...

The Earth is parting company with an asteroid called 2024 PT5 that has been tagging along as a "mini moon" for the past two ...

Josh Handal, program analyst for Nasa, wrote in a briefing: “Given the similarity between asteroid ... from the Moon’s ...

The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday. Called a "mini-moon" of sorts by some, it temporarily entered Earth's orbit on Sept.

NASA issues a warning for a 170-ft asteroid heading towards Earth at 47,644 km/h. It will pass safely on Nov 24, but offers ...