The asteroid was discovered on May 10 by astronomers with the Mount Lemmon Survey, an astronomical project based in Arizona’s ...

The asteroid's expected distance from the Earth is several times greater than that of Bulgaria – a country that, in no way coincidentally, just won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest.

Asteroid 2026 HW2, approximately 370 feet wide, will closely approach Earth on May 29 at 4:30 PM IST, traveling at about ...

A famously unlucky date is getting a cosmic twist. NASA says the asteroid Apophis will safely pass close to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, coming about 20,000 miles from the planet's surface. That ...

This occurrence will be the closest approach to Earth by an asteroid of this size that scientists have known about in advance ...

As asteroid the size of a house will pass within just 57,000 miles (92,000 kilometers) of Earth today. That’s less than a quarter of the average distance between our planet and the Moon. Don’t worry, ...

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history." ...

Near-Earth asteroid Apophis is a potentially hazardous asteroid that will safely pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. It will come about 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) from our planet’s surface — ...