A giant 'planet killer' asteroid is set to plunge past Earth on Thursday, marking the largest to come this close in 125 years. The Mount Everest-sized space rock, 2011 UL21, has an estimated ...

Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare ...

The asteroid is expected to safely pass at a distance of approximately 4.48 million miles (7.21 million kilometers) from Earth-about 18 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

According to the reports presented by various online sources, today, an asteroid named 2024 XS3 will make a close pass by Earth. Don’t worry- - it won’t hit us! NASA has confirmed that it’s ...

That flyby on Dec. 1 was the 123rd known asteroid this year so far to pass Earth within one lunar distance, or 238,855 miles, the average distance between the Earth and the moon. NASA and the ...

But there is no need to panic, as the US space agency’s asteroid tracker says that “potentially hazardous” rock will only pass within 2.4m miles of Earth on 11 December. Although the 330m ...

Asteroid 2024 XS3, a small Apollo asteroid, safely passed Earth at a distance of 3.3 million kilometers on December 18, 2024. This close approach provided astronomers with a valuable opportunity ...

The likelihood of the "God of Destruction" asteroid Apophis striking Earth ... Even though some of these asteroids pass the Earth millions of miles away, they will continue to be tracked and ...

NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies estimates the space rock is between 690 feet and 1,575 feet across. That means the asteroid could be similar in size to New York City’s Empire State ...

An asteroid the size of nine reindeer is set to pass over the Earth on Wednesday, Christmas, in what is set to be a relatively close holiday flyby, according to NASA's asteroid tracker.

Astronomers are keeping an eye on asteroid 2024 XU9. This 110-foot space rock will pass Earth on 14 December 2024. Despite its "near-miss" label, experts confirm there’s no danger. How Close ...