1 day ago · You are looking at a real-time visualization of every known asteroid or comet that is classified as a Near-Earth Object (NEO). With asteroids represented as blue points, and comets as …

An asteroid is a minor planet —an object larger than a meteoroid (thus 1 meter or larger) that is neither a planet nor an identified comet —that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with …

3 days ago · The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth. Here's what to know.

Apr 8, 2026 · Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring …

NASA says, “Near-Earth asteroid Apophis is a potentially hazardous asteroid that will safely pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029,” marking “the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of ...

Discover which asteroids, including Vesta and Pallas, are visible tonight. Check their location, brightness, and best viewing times to observe them in the sky.

6 days ago · A rare stargazing spectacle will unfold on Friday, April 13, 2029, as the asteroid Apophis passes closer than satellites over Europe and Africa.

1 day ago · Named Apophis after the ancient Egyptian God of evil and destruction, the space rock spans about 1,230 feet — even longer than the Eiffel Tower’s whopping 1,083-foot height.

Mar 9, 2026 · Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Most asteroids can be found …

6 days ago · Across Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors.