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Asteroid to make its closest pass to Earth in more than a century
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of a football field will make its closest pass to Earth...
The asteroid NASA is about to strike poses no threat to Earth, but 60% of city-killer rocks fly...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIllustration of DART approaching Dimorphos.NASA/Johns Hopkins APL NASA is about to slam a spacecraft...
Study: Asteroid known as Polyhymnia may contain 'superheavy' elements unknown to humans
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMillions of asteroids are floating in space in the massive expanse between Mars and Jupiter,...
Surprise! Asteroid Dinkinesh's tiny moon was hiding a secret!
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLast week, NASA's Lucy spacecraft revealed a small moon orbiting around its first flyby target....
Six Asteroids—Three The Size Of A Plane—Passing Close To Earth
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFortunately, none of the asteroids are expected to pose a threat to our planet. Six asteroids are...
Asteroid 'Dinky,' visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon
Space via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThree grey space rocks in the blackness of space. the largest is alone on the left; the smaller two...
Asteroids in the solar system could contain undiscovered, superheavy elements
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn illustration of an asteroid orbiting through space. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty...
Asteroid Apophis will swing past Earth in 2029 — could a space rock collision make it hit us?
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn animation shows Apophis' 2029 path compared to the swarm of satellites orbiting Earth. The...
The Earth and a newly noticed asteroid will have a close call this week
SYFY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the 2012 apocalyptic romance Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Dodge (Steve Carell) and...
Asteroid named for Egyptian god of chaos and darkness set for spacecraft flyby
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAfter delivering an asteroid sample to Earth Sunday, the newly expanded OSIRIS-APEX mission is...