BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

Earlier this month, an amateur astronomer stumbled upon what appeared to be a newly discovered near-Earth object (NEO). The ...

Major astronomy body the Minor Planet Centre (MPC) was forced to list the discovery - made by a citizen scientist - as ...

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...

The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is tracking a fascinating cosmic event. A 100-foot-wide asteroid, 2025 BH2, will make ...

The rocket launched into orbit on February 6, 2018, as part of a publicity stunt while the Falcon Heavy was being tested.

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ...

Scientists have reevaluated the catastrophic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid that struck 66 million years ago, revising the ...

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...