You might think of asteroids as just rocks of various sizes floating around in space. But they’re vastly more complex than ...

On September 4 2024, astronomers discovered an asteroid, 1 meter in diameter, heading towards Earth. The space rock would ...

The latest asteroid comes a year after NASA said another asteroid — this one the size of the Empire State Building — could ...

NASA declared the two large asteroids “potentially hazardous” to Earth, which in another cosmic event is set to gain a ...

On August 7, 2024, NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected a space object that, for a little ...

Scientists aren't sure if 2024 PT5 is an asteroid. At roughly 10 meters in length, 2024 PT5 is difficult to spot without a ...

Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly ...

Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...

Funding is crucial in this effort to detect dangerous asteroids and predict their paths. In 2023, NASA allocated US$90 million (£69 million) to hunt for near Earth objects (NEOs). There are ...

The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will do a 56-day horseshoe-shaped fly-by near Earth before it continues on it journey.

2024 PT5 will be a temporary visitor, arriving in September and flying off again in November.