"This was an extraordinary opportunity to investigate the physical properties and obtain detailed images of a near-Earth ...

The most recent, asteroid 2024 MK, was 500 feet wide, passing within about 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of Earth. ...

The Deep Space Network's Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they ...

NASA will stop using the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer on July 31, telescope to crash into the ...

The asteroid, named 2024 MK, will zoom past us closer than the moon orbits the Earth on Saturday morning, and is around the ...

Two large asteroids are set to safely pass by Earth this week, arriving just before Asteroid Day on June 30, according to a ...

One may even be visible with little more than binoculars. First up is an asteroid labeled 2011 UL21, which is over a ...

Earth narrowly avoided two near-misses with asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21, providing valuable data for planetary defense, ...

While not close enough to worry about, the encounter gave astronomers an opportunity to get a closer look at the object.

On a cosmic level, asteroids passing in relative proximity to our planet are not uncommon – after all, there are over 20,000 ...

Two large asteroids will safely pass Earth this week ... When the interstellar object (ISO) 'Oumuamua appeared in our solar system in 2017, it generated a ton of interest. The urge to learn ...

The data collected during the radar observations will provide valuable practice for planetary defense, as well as given ...