NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the object with the sky ...

NASA has upped the odds of a 200ft “city killer” asteroid smashing into the Moon in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was once feared to be on a collision course with Earth, with the chance ...

In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled out any chance of it hitting Earth in 2068.

NASA makes emergency decision over ‘city-killer’ asteroid heading for Earth Tom Sanders Published February 11, 2025 7:11pm Updated February 13, 2025 11:33am Comments ...

An asteroid measuring 400 metres (1,310 feet) across will streak past the planet on January 5, 2025, at 49,660 mph (79,920 km/h). It will pass by at a distance of 2.29 million miles (3.68 million ...

However, the Christmas Eve asteroid will make its closest pass in December of 2106 when it will skim past Earth at a distance of just 2.11 million miles (3.4 million km).

The robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the asteroid’s surface on Oct. 20, 2020, to collect its samples, before departing for Earth in May 2021.

The eclipse will last for a maximum of 15 seconds and will be visible on the night of December 11/12. Florida is the best place to see the eclipse in person, but you can also watch it online ...