Zipping toward Earth at around 20,000 miles per hour, the asteroid is due to make its closest approach on Tuesday.

The asteroid is projected to make its closest pass on February 14, 2026, and is classified under the "Potentially Hazardous ...

The mystifying 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet is blazing toward Earth and will soon come as close to our planet as it ever will.

The interstellar comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet Friday – the closest it gets on its grand tour of the solar system. Here's what to know.

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles. It will be the mid-2030s before it reaches interstellar space, never to return, said Paul Chodas, director of NASA ...

NASA is also tracking a building-sized asteroid named “2025 YC3”, with a diameter of around 260 feet, and another bus-sized one known as “2025 XT7,” some 42 feet across. Both are expected to come with ...

Telescopes across the globe will track it so that astronomers can determine its exact location and make predictions about similar objects in the future.

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ...

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ...

Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet later this century. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Scientists ...