According to the space agency's tracking, the rock is hurtling through space at more than 21,500 miles per hour.

A newly discovered asteroid, 2026 EG1, is set to make an exceptionally close pass by Earth on the night of March 12, 2026. Discovered only days ago, this asteroid will come within 197,466 miles of ...

New observations have ruled out the chances of an asteroid hitting the moon in 2032, according to scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope.

The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has helped scientists determine that asteroid 2024 YR4, which previously had a 4.3% chance of crashing into our moon, will not impact our lunar comp ...

NASA says an asteroid twice as big as the Empire State Building is projected to pass by Earth sometime next week. According to NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the asteroid, named 7482 ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known as “2025 MN45,” is also remarkable for its speed, and is the ...

In September 2022, a spacecraft the size of a refrigerator slammed into a small asteroid at nearly 24,000 kilometers per hour (15,000 miles per hour). The collision was deliberate and the asteroid ...