A bus-size asteroid is racing through space on a trajectory that will bring it close to Earth, and NASA is watching it with the kind of precision that has turned near misses into routine science ...

NASA is closely monitoring a bus-sized asteroid, “2025 XF1,” which is rapidly approaching Earth this week. With speeds of nearly 8,000 miles per hour, the space agency’s observations are critical for ...

NASA has been tracking a bus-sized asteroid that is zipping past Earth on Friday at a whopping 45,522 mph. Known as 2026 KC1, the space rock is estimated to be about 27 feet across and makes its ...

Backyard astronomers will be able to use their telescopes to focus in on a massive cosmic visitor when it "skims" past Earth this weekend. On June 27 especially, a large asteroid known as (152637) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA is currently tracking a plane-sized asteroid set to zip past the Earth on June 18 at a whopping 8,768 miles per hour. Known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) Sloths are the slowest mammals of all, but ...

NASA says five notable asteroids will safely pass Earth in the second half of 2026, helping scientists improve asteroid tracking and strengthen planetary defense.

Accurate astrometry is crucial for determining orbits of near-Earth-asteroids (NEAs) and therefore better tracking them. This paper reports on a demonstration of 10 milliarcsecond-level astrometric ...

NEW YORK — A large asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend, but don’t worry: It poses no danger. The space rock — 1997 NC1 — makes its closest approach Saturday morning, coming within 1.6 million ...